An Axiomatic Approach to Geometry Geometric Trilogy I /

Focusing methodologically on those historical aspects that are relevant to supporting intuition in axiomatic approaches to geometry, the book develops systematic and modern approaches to the three core aspects of axiomatic geometry: Euclidean, non-Euclidean and projective. Historically, axiomatic ge...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Borceux, Francis (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
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Online Access:Full Text via HEAL-Link
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Preface
  • 1.The Prehellenic Antiquity
  • 2.Some Pioneers of Greek Geometry
  • 3.Euclid’s Elements
  • 4.Some Masters of Greek Geometry
  • 5.Post-Hellenic Euclidean Geometry
  • 6.Projective Geometry
  • 7.Non-Euclidean Geometry
  • 8.Hilbert’s Axiomatics of the Plane
  • Appendices: A. Constructibily
  • B. The Three Classical Problems
  • C. Regular Polygons
  • Index
  • Bibliography.