The king of infinite space : Euclid and his Elements / David Berlinski.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Basic Books, Description: xii, 172 pages : illustrations ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 046501481X : HRD
  • 9780465014811 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Other title:
  • Euclid and his Elements
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 516.2 23
LOC classification:
  • QA31 .B47 2013
Contents:
Signs of men -- An abstraction from the gabble -- Common beliefs -- Darker by definition -- The axioms -- The greater Euclid -- Visible and invisible proof -- The devil's offer -- The Euclidean Joint Stock Company -- Euclid the great.
Summary: Explores the origins and critical legacy of Euclid's influential book, "The Elements," while demonstrating how scientists and thinkers throughout history have relied on his axiomatic system to shape human understanding of the world.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Signs of men -- An abstraction from the gabble -- Common beliefs -- Darker by definition -- The axioms -- The greater Euclid -- Visible and invisible proof -- The devil's offer -- The Euclidean Joint Stock Company -- Euclid the great.

Explores the origins and critical legacy of Euclid's influential book, "The Elements," while demonstrating how scientists and thinkers throughout history have relied on his axiomatic system to shape human understanding of the world.

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