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3 unusual facts about Gino Fano


Finite geometry

In 1892, Gino Fano was the first to consider such a finite geometry – a three dimensional geometry containing 15 points, 35 lines, and 15 planes, with each plane containing 7 points and 7 lines.

The first finite projective geometry was developed by the Italian mathematician Gino Fano.

Incidence geometry

One famous incidence geometry was developed by the Italian mathematician Gino Fano.



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