The Shape of Space: the Beginning of Non-Euclidean Geometry
Overview
During the nineteenth century several mathematicians realized, at about the same time, that a geometry based on Euclid's cla...
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Non-Euclidean Geometry
Non-Euclidean geometry refers to certain types of geometry which differ from plane and solid geometry which dominated the realm of mathematics for several centuries. There are o...
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Non-Euclidean Geometry
Non-Eucildean geometry is the study of spatial relationships in which the Euclidean parallel postulate is altered or replaced to produce a system in which the traditional proper...
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Non-Euclidean Geometry
The mathematics contained in Euclid's Elements are based on five axioms and five postulates. Euclid regarded these ten statements as fundamental truths that had to be accepted w...
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