The king of infinite space [electronic resource] : Euclid and his Elements / David Berlinski.
2013
QA22 .B47 2013eb
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The king of infinite space [electronic resource] : Euclid and his Elements / David Berlinski.
Author
Berlinski, David, 1942-
ISBN
9780465033461 (electronic bk.)
9780465014811
9780465014811
Publication Details
New York : Basic Books, c2013.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xii, 172 p.) : ill.
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QA22 .B47 2013eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
516.2
Summary
Geometry defines the world around us, helping us make sense of everything from architecture to military science to fashion. Euclid's Elements is arguably the most influential book in the history of mathematics. Berlinski provides a concise homage to this elusive mathematician and his staggering achievements, and shows that, for centuries, scientists and thinkers have relied on Euclid's axiomatic system, a method of proof still taught in classrooms around the world.
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Includes index.
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Table of Contents
Signs of men
An abstraction from the gabble
Common beliefs
Darker by definition
The axioms
The greater Euclid
Visible and invisible proof
The devil's offer
The Euclidean Joint Stock Company
Euclid the great.
An abstraction from the gabble
Common beliefs
Darker by definition
The axioms
The greater Euclid
Visible and invisible proof
The devil's offer
The Euclidean Joint Stock Company
Euclid the great.