Mathematical Treasure: Mathematical Papers of Puiseux

Victor Puiseux (1820-1883) was a French mathematician and astronomer. A collaborator with Cauchy, he is especially remembered for his work on analytic functions and celestial mechanics. His Mathematical Papers were published in 1842.

Title pages for a selection of the included articles are shown here.

In the problem above, Puiseux seeks to find "the curve whose curvature and torsion are constant," that is, a helix.

In the paper above, Puiseux investigates the tautochrone.

In this paper, Puiseux investigates a problem concerning solids of revolution.

This material is obtained through the courtesy of the Peabody Library of Johns Hopkins University.

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