Mathematician:Herbert William Richmond

Mathematician
English mathematician who did considerable work in the field of algebraic geometry.

Most famous now for his construction of the regular $17$-gon.

Worked on ballistics during World War I, the results of which influenced continuing work on the subject in World War II.

Nationality
English

History

 * Born: 17 July 1863 in Tottenham, Middlesex, England
 * Died: 22 April 1948 in Cambridge, England

Theorems and Definitions

 * Cremona-Richmond Configuration (with )
 * Richmond Surface

Publications

 * 1924: Text Book of AA (Anti-Aircraft) Gunnery