1830–1930: A Century of Geometry
ISBN: 9783540470588
Platform/Publisher: SpringerLink / Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Digital rights: Users: unlimited; Printing: unlimited; Download: unlimited
Subjects: Physics and Astronomy;

In the first half of the 19th century geometry changedradically, and withina century it helped to revolutionizeboth mathematics and physics. It also put the epistemologyand the philosophy of science on a new footing. In thisvolume a sound overview of this development is given byleading mathematicians, physicists, philosophers, andhistorians of science. This interdisciplinary approach givesthis collection a unique character. It can be used byscientists and students, but it also addresses a generalreadership.


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