On the constructibility of the axes of an ellipsoid: the construction of Chasles in practice (Q2413554)

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    On the constructibility of the axes of an ellipsoid: the construction of Chasles in practice
    scientific article; zbMATH DE number 6936428

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      On the constructibility of the axes of an ellipsoid: the construction of Chasles in practice (English)
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      14 September 2018
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      In the first half of the nineteens century, \textit{M. Chasles} [Darboux Bull. 9, 97--98 (1877; JFM 07.0021.01)] gave a construction which determines the axes of an ellipsoid from a pair of conjugate diameters. In the paper under review, Chasles's construction is discussed.
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      ellipsoid
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      constructibility
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      conjugate diameters
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      Chasles's construction
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