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Enlarge cover image for <mark class='oils_SH title proper'>The</mark> <mark class='oils_SH title proper'>king</mark> <mark class='oils_SH title proper'>of</mark> <mark class='oils_SH title proper'>infinite</mark> <mark class='oils_SH title proper'>space</mark> : Euclid and his Elements Book

The king of infinite space : Euclid and his Elements

Summary: Geometry defines the world around us, helping us make sense of everything from architecture to military science to fashion. Euclid's Elements is arguably the most influential book in the history of mathematics. Berlinski provides a concise homage to this elusive mathematician and his staggering achievements, and shows that, for centuries, scientists and thinkers have relied on Euclid's axiomatic system, a method of proof still taught in classrooms around the world.

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  • ISBN: 046501481X (hardcover : alk. paper)
  • ISBN: 9780465014811 (hardcover : alk. paper)
  • Physical Description: xii, 172 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
    print
  • Publisher: New York : Basic Books, [2013]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Includes index.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Signs of men -- An abstraction from the gabble -- Common beliefs -- Darker by definition -- The axioms -- The greater Euclid -- Visible and invisible proof -- The devil's offer -- The Euclidean Joint Stock Company -- Euclid the great.
Subject:
Euclid
Euclid
Geometry -- History
Mathematics, Greek

Available copies

  • 7 of 7 copies available at Westchester Library System.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 7 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Bedford Free Library 516.2 B (Text) 31002150500907 Nonfiction Available -
Chappaqua Library 516.2 BERLINSKI (Text) 31005400134617 Nonfiction Available -
Larchmont Public Library 516.2 B (Text) 31014152068841 Nonfiction Available -
Mount Kisco Public Library 516.2 BERLINSKI (Text) 31017151574206 Nonfiction Available -
Pound Ridge Library District 516.2 B (Text) 31026150801080 Available In Storage Available -
Warner Library 516.2 B (Text) 31033151537150 Nonfiction Available -
White Plains Public Library 516.2 B (Text) 31544200295525 Nonfiction Available -

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