Geometry civilized : history, culture and technique / J.L. Heilbron.
Geometry civilized : history, culture and technique / J.L. Heilbron.
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Oxford : Clarendon Press, 1998.
Date
1998.
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T0391944
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English
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viii, 309 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), facsims. (some col.), maps, ports. ; 26 cm.
Contents
1. An old story. 1.1. Euclid and his modern rivals. 1.2. Geometry in and as culture. 1.3. No royal road -- 2. From points to proof. 2.1. Necessary ingredients. 2.2. The size of the earth. 2.3. The point of proof. 2.4. Exercises -- 3. Tricks with triangles. 3.1. The bridge of asses. 3.2. Practice. 3....
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Oxford : Clarendon Press, 1998.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
1998.
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Geometry civilized : history, culture and technique / J.L. Heilbron.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Transferred from N516.05/1.
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T0391944
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74VM0dxaO4yg
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0198500785 (hardback)
9780198500780 :
0198500785 :
9780198500780 (hardback)
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516.05
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991001654459702626
