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A history of non-Euclidean geometry: evolution of the concept of a geometric space

By Boris A. Rosenfeld , Abe Shenitzer , Hardy Grant

Book information

Publisher
Springer
Year
1988
ISBN
9780387964584, 9783540964582, 0387964584, 3540964584
LCC
QA685
Open Library ID
OL21347350M
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
4 MB (3997911 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
483\483
Library
Kolxo3
DPI
300
Time added
2009-08-06 05:14:26

Description

This book is an investigation of the mathematical and philosophical factors underlying the discovery of the concept of noneuclidean geometries, and the subsequent extension of the concept of space. Chapters one through five are devoted to the evolution of the concept of space, leading up to chapter six which describes the discovery of noneuclidean geometry, and the corresponding broadening of the concept of space. The author goes on to discuss concepts such as multidimensional spaces and curvature, and transformation groups. The book ends with a chapter describing the applications of nonassociative algebras to geometry.

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