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Pohlke's theorem
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<p>Pohlke's theorem is the fundamental theorem of <a href="/facts/Axonometry/wR2bk2sN">axonometry</a>. It was established 1853 by the German painter and teacher of <a href="/facts/Descriptive_geometry/YbHHQeTI">descriptive geometry</a> <a href="/facts/Karl_Wilhelm_Pohlke/GAxszfIU">Karl Wilhelm Pohlke</a>. The first proof of the theorem was published 1864 by the German mathematician <a href="/facts/Hermann_Amandus_Schwarz/lP1VRdjH">Hermann Amandus Schwarz</a>, who was a student of Pohlke. Therefore the theorem is sometimes called theorem of Pohlke and Schwarz, too. </p>