Mathematical Treasure: Charlotte Angas Scott's Analytical Geometry Textbook

Charlotte Angas Scott (1858–1931) was a British mathematician who made her career in the United States. She was one of the first women to obtain a high score in the Cambridge Tripos mathematics examination, and she remained a pioneer in women’s education by serving as one of the first professors at Bryn Mawr College. Her field of mathematical research focused on higher-degree algebraic geometry. In 1894 she published An Introductory Account of Certain Modern Ideas and Methods in Plane Analytical Geometry.

In Chapter IV, Scott discusses the principle of duality:

Chapter X considers projections as linear transformations. This concept reflects Felix Klein’s theories on geometry.

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