On the Hypotheses Which Lie at the Bases of Geometry

• Main Author: Riemann, Bernhard (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Jost, Jürgen (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Birkhäuser, 2016.
• Series: Classic Texts in the Sciences,
• Subjects: Mathematics.; History.; History of Mathematical Sciences.

This book presents William Clifford’s English translation of Bernhard Riemann’s classic text together with detailed mathematical, historical and philosophical commentary. The basic concepts and ideas, as well as their mathematical background, are provided, putting Riemann’s reasoning into the more g...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Historical background
• Riemann's habilitation
• Presentation of the texts
• Reception and impact on history
• Modern research
• Bibliography.