5000 Years of Geometry Mathematics in History and Culture /

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Scriba, Christoph J. (Συγγραφέας), Schreiber, Peter (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Basel : Springer Basel : Imprint: Birkhäuser, 2015.
• Θέματα: Mathematics.; Geometry.; History.; History of Mathematical Sciences.

The present volume provides a fascinating overview of geometrical ideas and perceptions from the earliest cultures to the mathematical and artistic concepts of the 20th century. It is the English translation of the 3rd edition of the well-received German book “5000 Jahre Geometrie,” in which geometr...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Introduction
• 1.The beginnings of geometrical representations and calculations
• 2.Geometry in the Greek-Hellenistic era and late Antiquity
• 3.Oriental and old American geometry
• 4.Geometry in the European Middle Ages
• 5.New impulses for geometry during the Renaissance
• 6.The development of geometry in the 17th/18th centuries
• 7.New paths of geometry in the 19th century
• 8.Geometry in the 20th century
• Appendix: Selection of original texts
• References
• List of Figures
• Index of Names
• Index of Subjects.