Lorenzo Mascheroni (1750–1800) was an Italian mathematician known for his contributions to geometry and for his work on the relationship between geometry and the mathematics of numbers. He is particularly renowned for Mascheroni's theorem, which asserts that any Euclidean construction that can be accomplished using a compass and straightedge can also be performed using only a compass. This result has implications for the foundations of geometry and the nature of geometric constructions.
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