Synopses & Reviews
Accessible classic by a world-famous mathematician covers geometry and the shape of the earth, space and time in astronomy, abstract geometry and geographical maps, continuity and topology, the propagation of light, the special and general theories of relativity, and theoretical and experimental researches. 1926 edition. Includes 15 figures.
Synopsis
Imaginative examples, analogies, arguments, and illustrations illuminate a broad range of topics, from the origins of geometry to relativity theory. Unabridged republication of the 1926 edition. Foreword by Banesh Hoffmann. 15 Figures.