Introduction
1.The beginnings of geometrical representations and calculations
2.Geometry in the Greek-Hellenistic era and late Antiquity
3.Oriental and old American geometry
4.Geometry in the European Middle Ages
5.New impulses for geometry during the Renaissance
6.The development of geometry in the 17th/18th centuries
7.New paths of geometry in the 19th century
8.Geometry in the 20th century
Appendix: Selection of original texts
References
List of Figures
Index of Names
Index of Subjects.