Poncelet
[pawnsuh-le]
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noun
Jean Vic·tor [zhahn veek-tawr] /ʒɑ̃ vikˈtɔr/, 1788–1867, French mathematician.
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A general notion of the action of the water on a Poncelet wheel has already been given in 159.
You know what Poncelet understood by the principle of continuity.
At nine, Poncelet bought a watch that was out of order in order to study it, then took it apart and put it together correctly.
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The efficiency of a Poncelet wheel has been found in experiments to reach 0.68.
Several constructions have been given for the floats of Poncelet wheels.