Euclid's Window: The Story of Geometry from Parallel Lines to Hyperspace (Penguin Press Science)
Leonard Mlodinow explores the history and development of geometry, beginning with Euclidean ideas about parallel lines and extending toward the concept of hyperspace. This accessible account shows how changing mathematical perspectives have reshaped our understanding of space and the scientific world.
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Euclid's Window presents the story of geometry through the changing ways people have understood space.
Leonard Mlodinow follows the subject from classical ideas about parallel lines to the more expansive concepts associated with hyperspace.
The book connects mathematical development with the broader history of scientific thought.
Written for readers interested in mathematics and science, it offers an accessible overview of geometry’s evolving place in human understanding.
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