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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Vincenzo De RisiPublisher: Birkhauser Verlag AG Imprint: Birkhauser Verlag AG Edition: Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2016 Volume: 51 Weight: 0.454kg ISBN: 9783319792880ISBN 10: 3319792881 Pages: 195 Publication Date: 31 March 2018 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of Contents1.Introduction.- 2.The Theory of Parallel Lines in the Age of Leibniz.- 3.Leibniz’ Epistemology of Geometry and the Parallel Postulate.- 4.Leibniz’ Attempts to prove the Parallel Postulate.- 5.Reception and Legacy.- Leibniz’ Texts on Parallel Lines.- Bibliography.ReviewsBy bringing together all of the known relevant Leibnizian writings on the subject, De Risi has rendered a very valuable service to Leibniz scholars and historians of seventeenth-century mathematics. This volume is indispensable for anyone interested in the development of non-Euclidean geometry or the mathematical thought of Leibniz. (Douglas M. Jesseph, Isis, Vol. 108 (3), September, 2017) “By bringing together all of the known relevant Leibnizian writings on the subject, De Risi has rendered a very valuable service to Leibniz scholars and historians of seventeenth-century mathematics. This volume is indispensable for anyone interested in the development of non-Euclidean geometry or the mathematical thought of Leibniz.” (Douglas M. Jesseph, Isis, Vol. 108 (3), September, 2017) Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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