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Euclid
Author
Publisher
Dover Publications
Pub. Date
1956.
Edition
Second edition, revised with additions.
Physical Desc
436 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
This is the definitive edition of one of the very greatest classics of all time--the full Euclid, not an abridgement. Utilizing the text established by Heilberg, Sir Thomas Heath encompasses almost 2500 years of mathematical and historical study upon Euclid. This unabridged republication of the original enlarged edition contains the complete English text of all 13 books of the Elements, plus a critical apparatus which analyzes each definition, postulate,...
Author
Publisher
Dover Publications
Pub. Date
1956.
Edition
Second edition, revised with additions.
Physical Desc
x, 432 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
This is the definitive edition of one of the very greatest classics of all time--the full Euclid, not an abridgement. Utilizing the text established by Heilberg, Sir Thomas Heath encompasses almost 2500 years of mathematical and historical study upon Euclid. This unabridged republication of the original enlarged edition contains the complete English text of all 13 books of the Elements, plus a critical apparatus which analyzes each definition, postulate,...
Author
Publisher
Dover Publications
Pub. Date
1956.
Edition
Second edition, revised with additions.
Physical Desc
546 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
This is the definitive edition of one of the very greatest classics of all time--the full Euclid, not an abridgement. Utilizing the text established by Heilberg, Sir Thomas Heath encompasses almost 2500 years of mathematical and historical study upon Euclid. This unabridged republication of the original enlarged edition contains the complete English text of all 13 books of the Elements, plus a critical apparatus which analyzes each definition, postulate,...
Author
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Pub. Date
©2002
Physical Desc
1 online resource (266 pages)
Language
English
Description
"Why do we do things that we know are bad for us? Why do we line up to buy greasy fast food that is terrible for our bodies? Why do we take the potentially lethal risk of cosmetic surgery to have a smaller nose, bigger lips, or a less wrinkled face? Why do we risk life and limb in a fit of road rage to seek revenge against someone who merely cut us off in traffic? If these life choices are simply responses to cultural norms and pressures, then why...
