Euclid's Window: The Story of Geometry from Parallel Lines to Hyperspace

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Euclid's Window: The Story of Geometry from Parallel Lines to Hyperspace is a popular science book by Leonard Mlodinow that traces the historical development of geometry from ancient Greece to modern theories of spacetime and higher dimensions.

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about Albert Einstein NERFINISHED ⓘ
Bernhard Riemann NERFINISHED ⓘ
Euclid NERFINISHED ⓘ
cosmology ⓘ
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author Leonard Mlodinow NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
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genre history of science ⓘ
popular science ⓘ
hasPart biographical sketches of mathematicians ⓘ
discussion of Euclidean geometry ⓘ
discussion of general relativity ⓘ
discussion of higher-dimensional spaces ⓘ
discussion of non-Euclidean geometry ⓘ
discussion of spacetime ⓘ
historical narrative of geometry ⓘ
hasPerspective conceptual ⓘ
historical ⓘ
popularizing science ⓘ
illustrates connection between geometry and physical reality ⓘ
role of geometry in general relativity ⓘ
role of higher dimensions in modern theoretical physics ⓘ
intendedAudience general audience ⓘ
readers interested in mathematics ⓘ
readers interested in physics ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mainSubject geometry ⓘ
higher dimensions ⓘ
history of geometry ⓘ
spacetime ⓘ
mediaType hardcover ⓘ
paperback ⓘ
print ⓘ
notableFor tracing development of geometry from ancient Greece to modern physics ⓘ
publicationYear 2001 ⓘ
publisher Free Press NERFINISHED ⓘ
subjectOf book reviews ⓘ
subtitle The Story of Geometry from Parallel Lines to Hyperspace NERFINISHED ⓘ
timePeriodCovered 19th century mathematics ⓘ
20th century physics ⓘ
ancient Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ
development of spacetime theories ⓘ
emergence of higher-dimensional theories ⓘ
title Euclid's Window: The Story of Geometry from Parallel Lines to Hyperspace NERFINISHED ⓘ

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