Descartes's introduction of algebraic curves: genesis and inauguration. A complement to H. Bos' conjecture on the historical role of Pappus' problem

作者：Herreman Alain^*

来源：History of Mathematics Review, 2016, 22(1): 97-137.

This note revisits Henk Bos's reconstruction of Descartes' resolution of the Pappus problem. The aim is first of all to stress the importance of this reconstruction. Turning then to Henk Bos's analysis of the introduction of algebraic curves in La Geomitrie, which he developed from that reconstruction, this analysis is confronted with the one proposed by the author on the basis of the concept of an inaugural text.

• 出版日期2016