Ideas of Space: Euclidean, Non-Euclidean, and Relativistic

by Jeremy Gray

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Now in a revised and expanded new edition, this volume chronologically traces the evolution of Euclidean, non-Euclidean, and relativistic theories regarding the shape of the universe. A unique, highly readable, and entertaining account, the book assumes no special mathematical knowledge. It reviews the failed classical attempts to prove the parallel postulate and provides coverage of the role of Gauss, Lobachevskii, and Bolyai in setting the foundations...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0198539347

ISBN13:9780198539346

Release Date:September 1989

Publisher:Oxford University Press, USA

Length:256 Pages

Weight:0.95 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 6.1" x 9.3"

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