Proof! : how the world became geometrical /
Alexander, Amir R.,
Proof! : how the world became geometrical / Amir Alexander. - First edition. - 304 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages [269]-288) and index.
Introduction -- Part I. How the world became geometrical. The mirror image -- The geometrical code -- Part II. Euclid's kingdom. Royal geometries -- The return of the king -- The king's garden -- Part III. The Sun King's touch. Beyond Versailles -- The Euclidean Republic -- Conclusion: The non-Euclidean world.
"An eye-opening narrative of how geometric principles fundamentally shaped our world"--
9780374254902 0374254907
2019000250
Geometry--History.
Geometry--Popular works.
Proof! : how the world became geometrical / Amir Alexander. - First edition. - 304 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages [269]-288) and index.
Introduction -- Part I. How the world became geometrical. The mirror image -- The geometrical code -- Part II. Euclid's kingdom. Royal geometries -- The return of the king -- The king's garden -- Part III. The Sun King's touch. Beyond Versailles -- The Euclidean Republic -- Conclusion: The non-Euclidean world.
"An eye-opening narrative of how geometric principles fundamentally shaped our world"--
9780374254902 0374254907
2019000250
Geometry--History.
Geometry--Popular works.