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Poncelet published his theorem ("Poncelet's porism) in 1822, after he returned to France following his captivity as war prisoner in Russia:

J.V. Poncelet, Traité des propriétés projectives des figures (Paris, 1922).

The book has been scanned and can be read here.

Carlo Beenakker
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