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The strange case of Paul Appell's last memoir on Monge's problem: "sur les déblais et remblais"
Hervé Le FerrandPedro Roitmansubject
HistoryGeneral Mathematics010102 general mathematicsFrench mathematicsArt historyGeometryPaul Appell16. Peace & justice[ MATH.MATH-HO ] Mathematics [math]/History and Overview [math.HO]MSC: 01A55 01A6001 natural sciencesPlagiarism010305 fluids & plasmasMemoir[MATH.MATH-HO]Mathematics [math]/History and Overview [math.HO]0103 physical sciences0101 mathematicsMathematicsShadow (psychology)description
International audience; We analyze a case of plagiarism that appears in a work published in 1928 by Paul Appell (1855–1930) in the collection Mémorial des sciences mathématiques. Appell's memoir entitled Le problème géométrique des déblais et remblais contains a verbatim copy of several pages from a memoir published in 1886 by Albert de Saint-Germain (1839–1914). By tracing back Appell's last years, we have found historical evidences that might cast a shadow of doubt on Appell's full responsibility by the plagiarism that appeared under his name.
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| 2016-08-01 |