Julian Lowell Coolidge, "A History of Geometrical Methods (Dover Books on Mathematics)"
English | 2003-02-20 | ISBN: 0486495248 | 464 pages | DJVU | 8 mb
English | 2003-02-20 | ISBN: 0486495248 | 464 pages | DJVU | 8 mb
Full, authoritative history of the techniques for dealing with geometric equations covers development of projective geometry from ancient to modern times, explaining the original works, commenting on the correctness and directness of proofs, and showing the relationships between mathematics and other intellectual developments. 1940 edition.