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Sources of Hyperbolic Geometry (History of Mathematics, V. 10)
John Stillwell
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Paperback. Presents the papers of Beltrami, Klein, and Poincare that brought hyperbolic geometry into the mainstream of mathematics. Editor(s): Stillwell, John. Series: History of Mathematics. Num Pages: 153 pages. BIC Classification: PBKJ; PBML; PBMP; PBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 180 x 10. Weight in Grams: 312.
This book presents, for the first time in English, the papers of Beltrami, Klein, and Poincare that brought hyperbolic geometry into the mainstream of mathematics. A recognition of Beltrami comparable to that given the pioneering works of Bolyai and Lobachevsky seems long overdue - not only because Beltrami rescued hyperbolic geometry from oblivion by proving it to be logically consistent, but because he gave it a concrete meaning (a model) that made hyperbolic geometry part of ordinary mathematics. The models subsequently discovered by Klein and Poincare brought hyperbolic geometry even further down to earth and paved the way for the ... Read more
This book presents, for the first time in English, the papers of Beltrami, Klein, and Poincare that brought hyperbolic geometry into the mainstream of mathematics. A recognition of Beltrami comparable to that given the pioneering works of Bolyai and Lobachevsky seems long overdue - not only because Beltrami rescued hyperbolic geometry from oblivion by proving it to be logically consistent, but because he gave it a concrete meaning (a model) that made hyperbolic geometry part of ordinary mathematics. The models subsequently discovered by Klein and Poincare brought hyperbolic geometry even further down to earth and paved the way for the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
American Mathemataical Society
Condition
New
Series
History of Mathematics
Number of Pages
153
Place of Publication
Providence, United States
ISBN
9780821809228
SKU
V9780821809228
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