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Euclidean and non-Euclidean geometries : development and history / Marvin Jay Greenberg.
Math/Physics/Astronomy Library QA445 .G84 1993
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Greenberg, Marvin J.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Geometry.
- Geometry, Non-Euclidean.
- Geometry--History.
- History.
- Geometry, Non-Euclidean--History.
- Physical Description:
- xvi, 483 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Edition:
- Third edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : W.H. Freeman, [1993]
- Summary:
- This classic text provides overview of both classic and hyperbolic geometries, placing the work of key mathematicians/philosophers in historical context. Coverage includes geometric transformations, models of the hyperbolic planes, and pseudospheres.
- Contents:
- 1 Euclid's Geometry
- 2 Logic and Incidence Geometry
- 3 Hilbert's Axioms
- 4 Neutral Geometries
- 5 History of the Parallel Postulate
- 6 The Discovery of Non-Euclidean Geometry
- 7 Independence of the Parallel Postulate
- 8 Philosophical Implications.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [463]-468) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0716724464
- OCLC:
- 27727445
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