Cover art for New Look at Geometry
Published
Dover, October 2012
ISBN
9780486498515
Format
Softcover, 416 pages
Dimensions
21.6cm × 13.7cm × 2.8cm

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This richly detailed overview surveys the evolution of geometrical ideas and the development of the concepts of modern geometry from ancient times to the present. Topics include projective, Euclidean, and non-Euclidean geometry as well as the role of geometry in Newtonian physics, calculus, and relativity. Over 100 exercises with answers. Includes a new Introduction by Peter Ruane. Reprint of The John Day Company, Inc., New York, 1966

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