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How geometry shaped society
In Proof!, award-winning historian Amir Alexander argues that Euclidean geometry has been uniquely responsible for how our societies are structured. It has shaped how our cities are built and been used as a rationale to explain political structures. The proofs in Euclid’s Elements were not only just true but were certain by reason alone. Alexander tracks the rediscovery of Euclidean geometry in fifteenth-century Italy and recounts the French royalty’s centuries-long love affair with geometrical gardening, which acted as a symbol of the king’s consolidation of power. Proof! tells the monumental story of the geometries that were carved into our world, the beliefs they supported, and the ways they shape our lives to this day.
Additional Book Details
Pages: | 320 |
Release Date: | September 10, 2019 |
ISBN: | 9780374254902 |
Club ID: | 1422011 |
Format: | Regular Print |