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Lobachevski illuminated

By Seth Braver

Book information

Publisher
The Mathematical Association of America
Year
2011
ISBN
0883855739, 978-0-88385-573-7, 978-0-88385-979-7
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (3171364 bytes)
Series
Spectrum
Pages
249\249
Library
kolxoz
Time added
2015-12-12 14:00:00

Description

Lobachevski Illuminated provides a historical introduction to non-Euclidean geometry. Lobachevski's trailblazing explorations of non-Euclidean geometry constitute a crucial episode in the history of mathematics, but they were not widely recognized as such until after his death. Within these pages, readers will be guided step-by-step, through a new translation of Lobachevski's groundbreaking book, The Theory of Parallels. Extensive commentary situates Lobachevski's work in its mathematical, historical and philosophical context, thus granting readers a vision of the mysteries and beautiful world of non-Euclidean geometry as seen through the eyes of one of its discoverers. Although Lobachevski's 170-year-old text is challenging to read on its own, Seth Braver's carefully arranged 'illuminations' render this classic accessible to modern readers (student, professional mathematician or layman)

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