Geometry by its history [electronic resource] / Alexander Ostermann, Gerhard Wanner.

In this textbook the authors present first-year geometry roughly in the order in which it was discovered. The first five chapters show how the ancient Greeks established geometry, together with its numerous practical applications, while more recent findings on Euclidian geometry are discussed as wel...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via Springer)
Main Author:	Ostermann, Alexander
Other Authors:	Wanner, Gerhard
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Berlin ; New York : Springer, ©2012.
Series:	Undergraduate texts in mathematics. Readings in mathematics.
Subjects:	Geometry > History. Geometry. History.