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
Publication Details New York : Basic Books, c2013.
Language English
Description 1 online resource (xii, 172 p.) : ill.
Call Number 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.
Note Includes index.
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