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Gray, Jeremy

 
9780198539346: Ideas of Space: Euclidean, Non-Euclidean, and Relativistic

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Now in a revised and expanded new edition, this volume chronologically traces the evolution of Euclidean, non-Euclidean, and relativistic theories regarding the shape of the universe. A unique, highly readable, and entertaining account, the book assumes no special mathematical knowledge. It reviews the failed classical attempts to prove the parallel postulate and provides coverage of the role of Gauss, Lobachevskii, and Bolyai in setting the foundations of modern differential geometry, which laid the groundwork for Einstein's theories of special and general relativity. This updated account includes a new chapter on Islamic contributions to this area, as well as additional information on gravitation, the nature of space and black holes.

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9780198539353: Ideas of Space: Euclidean, Non-Euclidean, and Relativistic

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ISBN 10:  0198539355 ISBN 13:  9780198539353
Casa editrice: Clarendon Press, 1989
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