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Ideas of Space 'Euclidean, Non-Euclidean and Realativistic' 2/Ed.

Ideas of Space 'Euclidean, Non-Euclidean and Realativistic' 2/Ed.

Gray, Jeremy

Hardcover

Astronomy & SpaceGeometryPhysics

ISBN10: 0198539355
ISBN13: 9780198539353
Publisher: Clarendon Press
Published: Sep 21 1989
Pages: 254
Weight: 1.18
Height: 0.77 Width: 6.40 Depth: 9.53
Language: English
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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