A History of Geometrical Methods

A History of Geometrical Methods

by Julian Lowell Coolidge
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date: 30/01/2013

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Full and authoritative, this history of the techniques for dealing with geometric questions begins with synthetic geometry and its origins in Babylonian and Egyptian mathematics; reviews the contributions of China, Japan, India, and Greece; and discusses the non-Euclidean geometries. Subsequent sections cover algebraic geometry, starting with the precursors and advancing to the great awakening with Descartes; and differential geometry, from the early work of Huygens and Newton to projective and absolute differential geometry. The author's emphasis on proofs and notations, his comparisons between older and newer methods, and his references to over 600 primary and secondary sources make this book an invaluable reference. 1940 edition.

ISBN:
9780486158532
9780486158532
Category:
Geometry
Format:
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date:
30-01-2013
Language:
English
Publisher:
Dover Publications

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