5000 Years of Geometry Mathematics in History and Culture /

• Main Authors: Scriba, Christoph J. (Author), Schreiber, Peter (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Basel : Springer Basel : Imprint: Birkhäuser, 2015.
• Subjects: 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...