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Geometry, Revised Edition describes geometry in antiquity. Beginning with a brief description of some of the geometry that preceded the geometry of the Greeks, it takes up the story of geometry during the European Renaissance as well as the significant mathematical progress in other areas of the world. It also discusses the analytic geometry of Ren Descartes and Pierre Fermat, the alternative coordinate systems invented by Isaac Newton, and the solid geometry of Leonhard Euler. Also included show more is an overview of the geometry of one of the most successful mathematicians of the 19th century, Bernha show lessTags
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This book is divided into three parts, corresponding to three different geometries. I enjoyed the introduction very much as well as Part I: Euclidean Geometry. This part of the book contains a proper mix of math and history, and, to a person who studied geometry in high school, is both comprehensible and lively. I got bogged down in Part II: Projective Geometry as I was not familiar with the geometry and the theorems are just harder. But I plan to continue with this very promising book and others by the same author.
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John Tabak, Ph.D., performed graduate work at the State University of New York at Stony Brook and received a degree in mathematics from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He is the author of The History of Mathematics, a multivolume reference set, and Significant Gestures: A History of American Sign Language, a social and scientific history of one show more of North America's most unique languages. show less
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical title
- Geometry: The Language of Space and Form
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- English, Japanese
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
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