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Euclid and His Modern Rivals
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The author of Alice in Wonderland (and an Oxford professor of mathematics) employs the fanciful format of a play set in Hell to take a hard look at late-19th-century interpretations of Euclidean geometry. Carroll's penetrating observations on geometry are accompanied by ample doses of his famo...  read more
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The author of Alice in Wonderland (and an Oxford professor of mathematics) employs the fanciful format of a play set in Hell to take a hard look at late-19th-century interpretations of Euclidean geometry. Carroll's penetrating observations on geometry are accompanied by ample doses of his famous wit. 1885 edition.
Unabridged republication of the rare second, enlarged edition, Macmillan, London, England, 1885.

Product Details:

ISBN 10: 0486495663
ISBN 13: 9780486495668
Author/Editor: Lewis Carroll
Format: Book
Page Count: 320
Dimensions: 5 5/8 x 8 1/2
Publication date: March 2004
Table of Contents: Click here to view the Table of Contents

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