Mohr–Mascheroni theorem
Teorema de Mohr-Mascheroni
- Date
- 1672 (Mohr) / 1797 (Mascheroni) · confidence medium
- Place
- Copenhagen, Denmark
- Credited to
- Lorenzo Mascheroni y Jørgen Mohr
- Field
- Knowledge & symbols
What was discovered
Euclidean geometry theorem proving that any construction possible with compass and straightedge can be achieved with compass alone, discovered independently by Georg Mohr and, later, Lorenzo Mascheroni.
What it led to
- Renewed interest in restricted geometric constructions
- Basis for later studies of single-instrument constructions (Poncelet-Steiner theorem)
- Contributions to classical constructive geometry
- Rediscovery of Mohr's nearly forgotten work in 1928