His edition was influential in popularising geometric dissection problems which involve the cutting of geometric figures into pieces that can be arranged to form other geometric figures. Charles Hutton translated Montucla's edition of Ozanam 's Récréations mathématiques et physiques into English in 1803 and Riddle's edition was published in 1844, called Recreations in science and natural philosophy.
Kanyang edition ay makapangyarihan sa popularising geometriko pagkakatay problema na kinalaman sa pagputol ng geometriko mga numero sa mga piraso na maaaring isaayos sa iba pang mga form geometriko mga numero. Charles Hutton isinalin Montucla's edition ng Ozanam 's Récréations mathématiques et physiques sa Ingles sa 1803 at Riddle's edition ay inilathala sa 1844, na tinatawag na Recreations sa agham at pilosopiya ng kalikasan.