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Blowing-up an ordinary double point, then contracting the exceptional locus to a curve
Let $X\subset\mathbb P^4$ a projective hypersurface with an ordinary double point at $o\in X$.
Blow-up $\mathbb P^4$ at $o$ and let $E\simeq\mathbb P^3$ the exceptional divisor of this blow-up. ...
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Divisor class group on blowup of nodal surface
The following got no answer on mathstackexchange. I believe it not to be hard, but maybe it is a little specialized?
All varieties will be over $\mathbb{C}$ and projective unless stated otherwise.
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