Mathematical Treasure: Clifford on Riemann Surfaces

William Kingdon Clifford (1845-1879) was an English mathematician and philosopher. He was principally a geometer and built on the theories of Hermann Grassman. Clifford coined the phrase “geometric algebra.” Much of his mathematical work focused on the non-Euclidean geometries that were being discovered and formulated during his time. His Mathematical Papers were published in 1882.

An abstract of Clifford’s 1870 paper, “On the Space–Theory of Matter,” appears on pages 21-22.

On pages 241-243, Clifford discussed Riemann surfaces.

This material is obtained through the courtesy of the Peabody Library of Johns Hopkins University. A complete copy of the work can be viewed in the Internet Archive.

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