Geometry
John Tabak · 2011
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About the book
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 René Descartes and Pierre Fermat, the alternative coordinate systems invented by Isaac Newton, and the solid geometry of Leonhard Euler. Also included is an overview of the geometry of one of the most successful mathematicians of the 19th century, Bernhard Riemann, who created both higher dimensional geometry and geometry that is intrinsic to surfaces. --from publisher description
Book details
- Year
- 2011
- Language
- English
- Series
- The history of mathematics
- Publisher
- Facts On File
- Editions
- 1
- Pages
- 248
- ISBN
- 9780816079421
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