Wonder Book of Geometry
Wonder Book of Geometry How can we be sure that Pythagoras's theorem is really true? And how can tangents help determine the speed of a bullet?David Acheson takes the reader on a highly illustrated…
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Wonder Book of Geometry
How can we be sure that Pythagoras's theorem is really true? And how can tangents help determine the speed of a bullet?David Acheson takes the reader on a highly illustrated tour through the history of geometry, from ancient Greece to the present day. Why is the 'angle in a semicircle' always 90 degrees?
Along the way, we encounter the quirky and the unexpected, meet the great personalities involved, and uncover some of the loveliest surprises in He emphasizes throughout elegant deduction and practical applications, and argues that geometry can offer the quickest route to the whole spirit of mathematics at its best.