Geometry / David A. Brannan, Matthew F. Esplen, Jeremy J. Gray.
Material type: TextPublication details: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1998.Description: 592p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:- 9780521591935 (hbk.) :
- 9780521597876 (pbk.) :
- 0521597870 (paperback)
- 516 BRA
- QA445.B688 1998
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Includes index.
1.Conics -- 2.Affine geometry -- 3.Projective geometry: lines -- 4.Projective geometry: conics -- 5.Inversive geometry -- 6.Non-Euclidean geometry -- 7.Spherical geometry -- 8.The Kleinian view of geometry.
The authors of this textbook explore various geometries: affine, projective, inversive, non-Euclidean and spherical. In each case the key results are explained, and the relationships between the geometries discussed.