Denis Henrion
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Denis (sometimes Didier) Henrion, was a French
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born at the end of the 16th century in France. He co-edited the works of Viète. He died around 1632 in Paris.


Contributions

Henrion wrote a tract concerning
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s. He translated
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from Latin into French. He published ''Problemata nobilissima duo'' (Paris, 1616), a book against Marin Ghetaldi and attacking Viète and
Regiomontanus Johannes Müller von Königsberg (6 June 1436 – 6 July 1476), better known as Regiomontanus (), was a mathematician, astrologer and astronomer of the German Renaissance, active in Vienna, Buda and Nuremberg. His contributions were instrument ...
. Later reorganized, the book was republished by its author.


Works (selection)


Original works


''Mémoires mathématiques recueillis et dressés en faveur de la noblesse française''
Paris, 1613, 4°. Published again in Paris by Fleury Bourriquant, 1623, 8° * ''Problemata duo nobilissima, quorum nec analysin geometricam, videntur tenuisse Ioannes Regiomontanus & Petrus Nonius; nec demonstrationem satis accuratam repraesentasse, Franciscus Vieta et Marinus Ghetaldus nunc demum a Clemente Cyriaco diligentius elaborata et novis analyseon formis exculta. Inscriptiones praeterea figurarum non injucundœ''. Paris: David Leclerc, 1616, 4°.
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* ''Problematum opus amplissimum et schediasmata poetica et critica'' (manuscript)
''Deux cens questions ingénieuses et récréatives extraictes et tirées des œuvres mathématiques de Valentin Menher avec quelques annotations de Michel Coignet, le tout corrigé, recueilli et mis en cet ordre, par D.H.P.E.M.''
Paris, 1620
''L'usage du mécomètre, qui est un instrument géométrique avec lequel on peut très facilement mesurer toutes sortes de longueurs et distances visibles''
Paris, 1630, 8°


Translations

* ''Les Quinze livres des Éléments d'Euclide, traduits du latin en français''. Online
''Tables des directions et projections de Jean de Mont-Royal''
ref>"Jean de Mont-Royal" is Regiomontanus.


References


See also

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Marin Getaldić Marino Ghetaldi (; ; 2 October 1568 – 11 April 1626) was a Republic of Ragusa, Ragusan scientist. A mathematician and physicist who studied in Italy, England and Belgium, his best results are mainly in physics, especially optics, and mathematic ...
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Pierre Hérigone Pierre Hérigone (Latinized as Petrus Herigonius) (1580–1643) was a French mathematician and astronomer. Of Basque origin, Hérigone taught in Paris for most of his life. Works Only one work by Hérigone is known to exist: ''Cursus mathematicu ...
* Clément Cyriaque de Mangin (who sometimes used 'Denis Henrion' as a pseudonym) * Claude Mydorge 17th-century French mathematicians 1640 deaths Year of birth unknown {{France-mathematician-stub