First Edition 1951 |General Homogeneous Coordinates in Space of Three Dimensions | E.A. Maxwell | Cambridge University Press

E. A. Maxwell

Published by Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1951

About this Item

A scarce first edition of E. A. Maxwell's General Homogeneous Coordinates in Space of Three Dimensions, published by Cambridge University Press in 1951. Maxwell, Fellow of Queen's College, Cambridge, was renowned for his clear and rigorous mathematical texts, and this volume provides a detailed study of homogeneous coordinates and their application within three-dimensional projective geometry.

An important mid-century mathematical work, this title remains of interest to collectors of vintage mathematics books, historians of geometry, academic libraries, and those collecting Cambridge University Press publications.

Condition
Good to Very Good condition.
Original red cloth boards remain sound and firmly bound, showing light age-related wear and rubbing consistent with use. Pages are clean, bright, and free from annotations throughout the text. No dust jacket present.
Previous owner's name ("C. Cubitt") is written neatly to the front endpaper. There is also a contemporary gift inscription dated June 1951 and a small Foyles bookseller label to the front pastedown. Internal pages remain remarkably well preserved for a specialist academic volume of this age.

Historical Significance
E. A. Maxwell was a respected British mathematician and author whose textbooks helped generations of students understand advanced geometrical concepts. This work explores homogeneous coordinate systems in three-dimensional space, a fundamental topic in projective geometry with applications across mathematics and theoretical sciences.

Why Collect This Copy?
Genuine First Edition (1951)
Published by Cambridge University Press
Important work on projective geometry
Original cloth binding
Well-preserved academic text
Ideal for collectors of mathematics and geometry literature
Increasingly difficult to find in original first-edition form

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Seller Inventory # 50

Bibliographic Details

• Title: First Edition 1951 |General Homogeneous Coordinates in Space of Three Dimensions | E.A. Maxwell | Cambridge University Press
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge
• Publication Date: 1951
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Dimensions: 15W x 22H x 2D centimeters 15 centimeters width by 22 centimeters height by 2 centimeters depth
• Weight: 1 kilogram