Space Through The Ages: The Evolution of Geometrical Ideas from Pythagoras to Hilbert and Einstein

:: A revised version of a lecture course given in 1968 by Lanczos (Dublin Institute for Advanced Sciences, Dublin, Ireland) in the Department of Physical Sciences and Applied Mathematics at North Carolina State University, Raleigh, N. C. :: Bound in publisher's deep red cloth, front board bears publishers emblem blind-stamped at center. Author, title, and publisher lettered upon spine in gilt. Octavo (9 1/4 x 6 inches; 235 x 154 millimeters). 320 pages. Condition: Very Good-. Ex Library, Birkbeck College stamp upon title page. Covers worn with stains and tape pulls. Frayed at the crown and foot of spine, corners rubbed. Stamps on all edges of textblock, and rear endpapers have library barcode and markings. Book internals in great shape, clean, and the binding opens flat and pleasant for study.