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Cover Smilga V. In the Search for Beauty. History of Euclid's fifth postulate Cover Smilga V. In the Search for Beauty. History of Euclid's fifth postulate
Id: 10506
39.9 EUR

In the Search for Beauty.
History of Euclid's fifth postulate.

346 pp. (English). Second-hand book. The general state is rated 9 (out of 10): Text: 9+; Cover: 8+. The effect of the years is evident.
  • Paperback

Summary

An exciting and dramatic story of Euclid's fifth postulate from the ancient mathematicians to Lobachevsky and Bolyai, Riemann and Einstein. Two-thirds of the book can be read, even without knowing the mathematics, the rest is intended for those who have graduated from the classes 7-8. (More)