Definition:Projective Geometry/Historical Note
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Historical Note on Projective Geometry
The study of projective geometry was pioneered in $1639$ by Girard Desargues.
It was neglected at the time, but grew to considerable importance in the $19$th century, mainly as the result of work by Jean-Victor Poncelet.
Sources
- 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): geometry
- 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): geometry