Worlds Out of Nothing - A Course in the History of Geometry in the 19th Century

Gray, Jeremy

ISBN 10: 1846286328 / ISBN 13: 9781846286322

Published by Springer, UK, 2000

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7 x 9 1/4",376 pages. The first book to provide a course on the history of geometry in the 19th century. aimed primarily at undergraduate and graduate students in mathematics. "Three chapters are devoted to writing and assessing work in the history of mathematics.ex college library. spine label inked out, stamped on top edge of pages, and inside front cover. pocket and sticker on inside rear cover part of the Springer Undergraduate Mathematics Series.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Worlds Out of Nothing - A Course in the History of Geometry in the 19th Century
• Publisher: Springer, UK
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1846286328
• ISBN 13: 9781846286322
• Binding: paperback
• Edition: 1st edition.
• Condition: very good +

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Synopsis

Based on the latest historical research, this is the first book to provide a course on the history of geometry in the 19th century. The book is a comprehensive resource with full background material and selections and translations from original sources. It provides both an overview of the growth of a major part of mathematics and offers practical guidance on the teaching of the history of mathematics.

About the Author

Jeremy Gray is Professor of the History of Mathematics and Director of the Centre for the History of the Mathematical Sciences at the Open University in England, and is an Honorary Professor in the Mathematics Department at the University of Warwick. He is the author, co-author, or editor of 14 books on the history of mathematics in the 19th and 20th Centuries and is internationally recognised as an authority on the subject. His book, Ideas of Space, is a standard text on the history of geometry (see competitive literature).