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020 _a9780465014811 (hardcover : alk. paper)
035 _a(OCoLC)778420749
037 _bPerseus Books Group, C/O Perseus Distribution 1094 Flex Dr, Jackson, TN, USA, 38301, (731)9884440
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050 0 0 _aQA31
_b.B47 2013
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100 1 _aBerlinski, David,
_d1942-
245 1 4 _aThe king of infinite space :
_bEuclid and his Elements /
_cDavid Berlinski.
246 3 0 _aEuclid and his Elements
260 _aNew York :
_bBasic Books,
_c
300 _axii, 172 pages :
_billustrations ;
_c22 cm
336 _atext
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
_2rdacarrier
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _aSigns 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.
520 _aExplores 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.
650 0 _aMathematics, Greek.
650 0 _aGeometry
_xHistory.
600 0 0 _aEuclid.
600 0 0 _aEuclid.
_tElements.
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