The king of infinite space: [electronic resource] :: Euclid and his Elements /: David Berlinski.

Name: The king of infinite space [electronic resource] : Euclid and his Elements / David Berlinski.
ISBN: 9780465033461 (electronic bk.)

Berlinski, David,

The king of infinite space [electronic resource] : Euclid and his Elements / David Berlinski.

Berlinski, David, 1942-

2013

QA22 .B47 2013eb

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Title

The king of infinite space [electronic resource] : Euclid and his Elements / David Berlinski.

Author

Berlinski, David, 1942-

ISBN

9780465033461 (electronic bk.)
9780465014811

Published

New York : Basic Books, [2013]

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English

Description

1 online resource (xii, 172 pages) : illustrations

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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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