Nicolas-François-Antoine de Chastillon: the défilement of fortifications at the roots of descriptive geometry

DOI10.1007/s00004-014-0217-5zbMath1326.00044OpenAlexW1991893864MaRDI QIDQ895628

Laura Carlevaris

Publication date: 4 December 2015

Published in: Nexus Network Journal (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00004-014-0217-5

zbMATH Keywords

Gaspard Mongedescriptive geometrymilitary architecturedefiladedéfilementÉcole du Génie de Mézièreseighteenth centuryNicolas-François-Antoine de Chastillonrepresentation techniques

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

History of mathematics in the 18th century (01A50) Mathematics and architecture (00A67)

Cites Work

• Architectural planning. From stone cutting to descriptive geometry. 16th to 19th century

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