Presents the papers of Beltrami, Klein, and Poincare that brought hyperbolic geometry into the mainstream of mathematics. Editor(s): Stillwell, John. Series: History of Mathematics. Num Pages: 153 pages. BIC Classification: PBKJ; PBML; PBMP; PBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 180 x 10. Weight in Grams: 312. . 1996. Paperback. . . . .

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Title: Sources of Hyperbolic Geometry (History of Mathematics, V. 10)
Publisher: American Mathemataical Society
Publication Date: 1996
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0821809229
ISBN 13: 9780821809228
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: New

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This book presents, for the first time in English, the papers of Beltrami, Klein, and Poincar� that brought hyperbolic geometry into the mainstream of mathematics. A recognition of Beltrami comparable to that given the pioneering works of Bolyai and Lobachevsky seems long overdue---not only because Beltrami rescued hyperbolic geometry from oblivion by proving it to be logically consistent, but because he gave it a concrete meaning (a model) that made hyperbolic geometry part of ordinary mathematics. <P>The models subsequently discovered by Klein and Poincar� brought hyperbolic geometry even further down to earth and paved the way for the current explosion of activity in low-dimensional geometry and topology. <P>By placing the works of these three mathematicians side by side and providing commentaries, this book gives the student, historian, or professional geometer a bird's-eye view of one of the great episodes in mathematics. The unified setting and historical context reveal the insights of Beltrami, Klein, and Poincar� in their full brilliance.

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"Translations are well done and very readable ... papers ... are well chosen ... an extremely attractive and valuable book to have and to read ... fills an important niche in the mathematical literature by making these papers available to a contemporary audience ... allows the modern reader to see how the great mathematicians of another time viewed both their subject and mathematics in general, a view which can still be inspirational." ---- Bulletin of the London Mathematical Society

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