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Ozanam Treatise
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Jacques Ozanam (1640 – 1718) was a French mathematician best known for his popular mathematics books and recreational problems.
Although he had a strong background in theology, he decided to pursue mathematics instead.
He became a popular mathematics teacher and wrote numerous widely used books, including a treatise on practical geometry, a text on fortifications, and mathematical recreations.
Although he had a strong background in theology, he decided to pursue mathematics instead.
He became a popular mathematics teacher and wrote numerous widely used books, including a treatise on practical geometry, a text on fortifications, and mathematical recreations.
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Mentioned as a dismissed book because when his work was written, the analytical approach that had since become central to the mathematical science had not yet been applied.
How Does Mathematics Last? Heritage and Heritage-making in Mathematics - Caroline Ehrhardt
