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Gaspard Monge, French mathematician and engineer (died 1818)

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Gaspard Monge

French mathematician (1746–1818)

Gaspard Monge, Comte de Péluse was a French mathematician, commonly presented as the inventor of descriptive geometry, technical drawing, and the father of differential geometry. During the French Revolution he served as the Minister of the Marine, and was involved in the reform…
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May 9

Day of the year

May 9 is the 129th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 236 days remain until the end of the year.
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