In Euclidean geometry, constructions are made with a ruler and compass. Projective geometry is simpler: its constructions require only a ruler. In projective geometry one never measures anything, instead, one relates one set of points to another by a projectivity. This classic book introduces the important concepts of the subject and provides the logical foundations, including the famous theorems of Desargues and Pappus and a self-contained account of von Staudt's approach to the theory of conics. The modern approach used in this account is then utilized to deal with the simplest finite geometry that is rich enough to illustrate all the theorems nontrivially. The book concludes by demonstrating the connections among projective, Euclidean, and analytic geometry.
- ISBN: 978-0-387-40623-7
- Editorial: SPRINGER VERLAG WIEN.
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 162
- Fecha Publicación: 01/01/1987
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
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