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A History of Non-Euclidean Geometry : Evolution of the Concept of a Geometric Space /

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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...

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Main Author: Rozenfelʹd, B. A. (Boris Abramovich)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint : Springer, 1988.
Series:Studies in the history of mathematics and physical sciences ; 12.
Subjects:
Mathematics.
Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:
  • Spherical Geometry
  • The Theory of Parallels
  • Geometric Transformations
  • Geometric Algebra and the Prehistory of Multidimensional Geometry
  • Philosophy of Space
  • Lobacevskian Geometry
  • Multidimensional Spaces
  • The Curvature of Space
  • Groups of Transformations
  • Application of Algebras
  • References
  • Index.