How was projective geometry regarded around 1900?

Your dissertation should be about 10,000 words. Advice on writing the dissertationYour answer should indicate some of the main points in the development ofprojective geometry in the 19th century, concentrating on the years after1850.You should consider the topic from several points of view (algebraic,axiomatic, foundational) and in comparison with other formulations ofgeometry (non-Euclidean, differential).It is entirely permissible to rework material from your earlier essays into thedissertation, but if you copy what you have written before wholesale anduncritically, then you risk losing marks.General advice on tackling a similar question is given in Worlds out ofNothing, Chapter 31, where you will also find a description of how it will bemarked.NOTE, however, that your dissertation should be about 10,000 words, andthat it covers a longer period – the whole of the 19th century.Credit will be given for the use of sources (print and/or digital) in additionto Worlds out of Nothing.Quotations or paraphrases of material from any source should beaccompanied by a reference or footnote saying clearly where the informationhas come from. In the case of a book or article, the reference should includethe author, title, date and page number(s). Quotations or paraphrases fromWorlds out of Nothing should be accompanied by a page reference. For aweb reference, give the URL, and a clear indication of where in the websitethe information can be found. Failure to do this will result in marks beingdeducted. Further information about references and footnotes is given inWorlds out of Nothing, Section 12.2.

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