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János Bolyai, non-Euclidean geometry, and the nature of space / Jeremy J. Gray.

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János Bolyai, non-Euclidean geometry, and the nature of space / Jeremy J. Gray.

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János Bolyai, non-Euclidean geometry, and the nature of space / Jeremy J. Gray.

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Full title

János Bolyai, non-Euclidean geometry, and the nature of space / Jeremy J. Gray.

Author / Creator

Publisher

Cambridge, Mass. : Burndy Library : Distributed by the MIT Press, 2004.

Date

2004.

Call Numbers

N516.9/2

Record Identifier

74Vved76dK6X

MMS ID

991016975629702626

Language

English

Formats

Physical Description

Physical content

p. cm.

Contents

Bolyai's Appendix : an introduction -- Bolyai's "Section 32" -- A portrait at last -- The Appendix : a facsimile -- Halsted's translation -- George Bruce Halsted -- The science of absolute space.

Publication information

Publisher

Cambridge, Mass. : Burndy Library : Distributed by the MIT Press, 2004.

Place of Publication

Massachusetts

Date Published

2004.

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Scope and Contents

Summary

Intended for nonspecialists, the book includes facsimiles of Bolyai's original paper and the 1891 English translation by G. B. Halsted, both reproduced from copies in the Burndy Library at MIT."--BOOK JACKET....

Alternative Titles

Full title

János Bolyai, non-Euclidean geometry, and the nature of space / Jeremy J. Gray.

Notes

General note

Burndy Library publications ; new ser., no. 1.

Includes bibliographical references.

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Primary Identifiers

Call Numbers

N516.9/2

Record Identifier

74Vved76dK6X

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ISBN

0262571749 (MIT Press : pbk.)

9780262571746 (MIT Press : pbk.)

DDC

516.9

MMS ID

991016975629702626

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