TY  - BOOK
AU  - Berlinski,David
TI  - The king of infinite space: Euclid and his Elements 
SN  - 046501481X : HRD
AV  - QA31 .B47 2013
U1  - 516.2 23
PY  - 0000///
CY  - New York
PB  - Basic Books
KW  - Euclid.
KW  - Mathematics, Greek
KW  - Geometry
KW  - History
N1  - 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
N2  - 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
ER  -