Descriptive geometry in Serbia at the end of the 19th century, in the work of Dimitrije Stojanović

Abstract

In this paper we will look at the early history of teaching descriptive geometry in Serbia, concentrating on Dimitrije Stojanovic's 'Methodology of Descriptive Geometry'. This book was 25 years in the making, he started writing it in 1874, completed and published it in 1899. So comprehensive was this textbook that though it was written in the last quarter of 19th century it exceedes many modern textbooks in its scope. It has 692 pages of the text and 462 drawings, which were separately printed at the end of the book. Stojanovic's 'Methodology of Descriptive Geometry' is the first attempt to synthesize descriptive and projective geometry.

Keywords

• dimitrije stojanovic
• descriptive geometry
• projective geometry
• synthesis
• serbia