A Treatise on Conic Sections

George Salmon info

First published 1848

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About this book

The great Victorian treatise on conics and projective methods.

1819–1904 · Irish mathematician and Anglican theologian

Profession: Mathematician, Philosopher, Theologian, Professor
Worked at: Trinity College, Dublin
Studied at: Trinity College, Dublin
Prizes: Copley Medal (1889), Royal Medal (1868), Fellow of the British Academy (1902), Fellow of the Royal Irish Academy (1843), Cunningham Medal (1858)

Left mathematics for theology and became Provost of Trinity College Dublin.