Principles of Geometry: Volume 4 (Cambridge Library Collection - Mathematics)

Baker, H. F.

ISBN 10: 1108017800 / ISBN 13: 9781108017800

Published by Cambridge University Press, 2010

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A benchmark study of projective geometry and the birational theory of surfaces, first published between 1922 and 1925. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Mathematics. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PBM; PBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 350. . 2010. 1st Edition. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Principles of Geometry: Volume 4 (Cambridge Library Collection - Mathematics)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1108017800
• ISBN 13: 9781108017800
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Henry Frederick Baker (1866–1956) was a renowned British mathematician specialising in algebraic geometry. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1898 and appointed the Lowndean Professor of Astronomy and Geometry in the University of Cambridge in 1914. First published between 1922 and 1925, the six-volume Principles of Geometry was a synthesis of Baker's lecture series on geometry and was the first British work on geometry to use axiomatic methods without the use of co-ordinates. The first four volumes describe the projective geometry of space of between two and five dimensions, with the last two volumes reflecting Baker's later research interests in the birational theory of surfaces. The work as a whole provides a detailed insight into the geometry which was developing at the time of publication. This, the fourth volume, describes the principal configurations of space of four and five dimensions.

Book Description

Henry Frederick Baker (1866-1956) was a renowned British mathematician specialising in algebraic geometry. First published between 1922 and 1925, this work provides a detailed insight into the geometry which was developing at the time of publication. Volume 4 describes the principal configurations of space of four and five dimensions.