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  Euclid's Window: The Story of Geometry from Parallel Lines to Hyperspace (Paperback) By (author) Leonard Mlodinow

  

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  Short Description for Euclid's WindowLeads us on a journey through five revolutions in geometry, from the Greek concept of parallel lines to the notions of hyperspace. This title reveals how simple questions anyone might ask about space in the living room or in some other galaxy have been the hidden engine of science's highest achievements.
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  • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
  • Published: 27 February 2007
  • Format: Paperback 320 pages
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  • Categories: Geometry | History Of Mathematics | History Of Science
  • ISBN 13: 9780141009094 ISBN 10: 0141009098
  • Sales rank: 83,965

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Full description for Euclid's Window

• Through "Euclid's Window", Leonard Mlondinow brilliantly and delightfully leads us on a journey through five revolutions in geometry, from the Greek concept of parallel lines to the latest notions of hyperspace. This new, refreshing, alternative history of maths reveals how simple questions anyone might ask about space in the living room or in some other galaxy have been the hidden engine of science's highest achievements.