Sources of Real Algebraic Geometry

The goal of the meeting is to read some texts which have been key sources of ideas in Real Algebraic Geometry in the same spirit as in Belle-Ile meeting. Texts by Descartes, Bezout, Budan, Fourier, Laplace, Gauss, Klein, Commessatti, Lojasiewicz, Brakhage, Seidenberg, Stengle will be studied. You can access here to the list of papers (on the Thamous database) with links to digitalized versions for some of them.
The number of participants, real algebraic geometers or specialists in the history of mathematics, is not yet definitive (The ones which confirmed their participation are in the list below). Each text will be studied and presented by one or more participants, some of whom will be mathematical historians while others are real algebraic geometers.
Each participant is expected to play an active role and will receive a text to study and present.
You can click here to access the Thamous bibliographical database on real algebraic geometry.