Geometry (from the Greek word for ‘measuring the Earth’, the modern scientific
discipline of which is now called geodesy), branch of science which
deals with regular patterns, shapes and solids, was one of the first human
attempts, after counting, to concern themselves with the emerging science
mathematics. This is evident from the spirals on megalithic graves, incisions
in stone and patterns on clay fragments.
In this book, you will learn how geometry has developed over the millennia
from these earliest origins in distant times and much more. Geometry is
an indispensible aid for building and surveying, and became an axiomatic
science of plane and spatial shapes in Ancient Greece. It served as a basis
for astronomical observations and calculations, for Islamic decorative art, and
the building of medieval Christian cathedrals. Furthermore we will look at the
discovery of perspective and its application in Renaissance art, at the disputes
regarding the Euclidean parallel postulate, the discovery of non-Euclidean
geometries in the 19th century, and, finally, the theory of infinite-dimensional
spaces and contemporary computer graphics.
discipline of which is now called geodesy), branch of science which
deals with regular patterns, shapes and solids, was one of the first human
attempts, after counting, to concern themselves with the emerging science
mathematics. This is evident from the spirals on megalithic graves, incisions
in stone and patterns on clay fragments.
In this book, you will learn how geometry has developed over the millennia
from these earliest origins in distant times and much more. Geometry is
an indispensible aid for building and surveying, and became an axiomatic
science of plane and spatial shapes in Ancient Greece. It served as a basis
for astronomical observations and calculations, for Islamic decorative art, and
the building of medieval Christian cathedrals. Furthermore we will look at the
discovery of perspective and its application in Renaissance art, at the disputes
regarding the Euclidean parallel postulate, the discovery of non-Euclidean
geometries in the 19th century, and, finally, the theory of infinite-dimensional
spaces and contemporary computer graphics.
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