English Title
On an apparent contradiction in the doctrine of curved lines
Enestrom Number
147
Fuss Index
344
Original Language
French
Content Summary
Euler discusses the question of whether nine points determine a unique cubic curve. He also considers the same question for 14 points and quartic curves, 20 points and quintic curves, and so on. Euler solves the problem using a system of equations.
Published as
Journal article
Published Date
1750
Written Date
1747
Original Source Citation
Mémoires de l'académie des sciences de Berlin, Volume 4, pp. 219-233.
Opera Omnia Citation
Series 1, Volume 26, pp.33-45.
Record Created
2018-09-25
