Euclid And His Modern Rivals (1885) - Couverture souple

Dodgson, Charles Lutwidge

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1104124920 ISBN 13 : 9781104124922

Editeur : Kessinger Publishing, 2009

Synopsis

Euclid And His Modern Rivals is a book written by Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, better known by his pen name Lewis Carroll. The book was first published in 1885 and is a critique of modern geometry and its reliance on symbolic notation. In the book, Dodgson compares Euclid's Elements, a classic work on geometry, with the works of modern mathematicians such as Augustus De Morgan, Arthur Cayley, and James Joseph Sylvester. He argues that Euclid's approach to geometry, which relies on visual proofs and intuitive reasoning, is superior to the modern approach, which he sees as overly abstract and divorced from physical reality. The book is written in a lively and engaging style, and includes numerous examples and illustrations to support Dodgson's arguments. Overall, Euclid And His Modern Rivals is a fascinating exploration of the history and philosophy of mathematics, and a must-read for anyone interested in the subject.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

A propos du livre

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This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work, maintaining the same format as the original work. While some publishers have opted to apply OCR (optical character recognition) technology to the process, we believe this leads to sub-optimal results (frequent typographical errors, strange characters and confusing formatting) and does not adequately preserve the historical character of the original artifact. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately clean and digitally enhance the original work, there are occasionally instances where imperfections such as blurred or missing pages, poor pictures or errant marks may have been introduced due to either the quality of the original work or the scanning process itself. Despite these occasional imperfections, we have brought it back into print as part of our ongoing global book preservation commitment, providing customers with access to the best possible historical reprints. We appreciate your understanding of these occasional imperfections, and sincerely hope you enjoy seeing the book in a format as close as possible to that intended by the original publisher.

Revue de presse

' ... reading the book remains to be fun since it has nothing lost concerning the witty arguments of its author. Researchers in the field of the development and reception of nineteenth century textbooks on classical geometry in England will profit from this reprint.' Zentralblatt MATH

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Kessinger Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1104124920
• ISBN 13: 9781104124922
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 312
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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