History
This theorem was never published by Desargues (1591–1661), but appeared in an appendix entitled Universal Method of M. Desargues for Using Perspective (Maniére universelle de M. Desargues pour practiquer la perspective) of a practical book on the use of perspective published in 1648 by his friend and pupil Abraham Bosse (1602 – 1676).
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