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The King of Infinite Space: Euclid and His Elements
David Berlinski
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Description for The King of Infinite Space: Euclid and His Elements
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: PBM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 141 x 14. Weight in Grams: 210.
For more than two thousand years, geometry has been equated with Euclid's Elements , the world's first mathematical treatise. The system of shapes and space it describes is at once so powerful and so natural that it has intrigued men and women for centuries, and continues to be taught in classrooms around the world. In The King of Infinite Space , David Berlinski pays homage to Euclid and the vision that he created, showing how Euclid has achieved a hold on our imagination for reasons that go beyond the details of his proofs. Euclid provided mathematicians with a ... Read more
For more than two thousand years, geometry has been equated with Euclid's Elements , the world's first mathematical treatise. The system of shapes and space it describes is at once so powerful and so natural that it has intrigued men and women for centuries, and continues to be taught in classrooms around the world. In The King of Infinite Space , David Berlinski pays homage to Euclid and the vision that he created, showing how Euclid has achieved a hold on our imagination for reasons that go beyond the details of his proofs. Euclid provided mathematicians with a ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Basic Books
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780465065714
SKU
V9780465065714
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99-15
About David Berlinski
David Berlinski holds a Ph.D. from Princeton University and has taught mathematics and philosophy at universities in the United States and in France. He is the bestselling author of such books as A Tour of the Calculus, The Advent of the Algorithm, and Newton's Gift. A senior fellow at the Discovery Institute in Seattle and a former fellow at the ... Read more
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