Poncelet Wheel
by Science Source
Title
Poncelet Wheel
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Science Source
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The Poncelet Wheel, 1826, a drawing from a model in the Conservatoire National des Arts et Metiers, Paris, France. At the time, the Poncelet water wheel offered a more efficient design in hydraulic power. Jean-Victor Poncelet (1788-1867) was a French engineer and mathematician. He is known for having revived projective geometry.
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March 7th, 2013
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