Conformal geometry vs. projective geometry

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How are those two geometries realeted?

Conformal geometry is a metric geometry. Projective geometry is not. But the stereographic projection is related to the conformal geometry.

Or does someone know a book/ notes where the individual geometries (affine, projective, euclidean, hyperbolic, conformal) are listed and the relationships among them is (neatly and well) explained?
 
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