Leibniz on the parallel postulate and the foundations of geometry : the unpublished manuscripts / Vincenzo De Risi.
Pubblicazione:
Cham : Birkhäuser, 2016.
Descrizione fisica:
VIII, 195 p. ; 25 cm
Serie:
Science networks. Historical studies ; 51
Contiene:
Indice: 1. Introduction 2. The theory of parallel lines in the age of Leibniz 3. Leibniz' epistemology of geometry and the parallel postulate 4. Leibniz' attempts to prove the parallel postulate 5. Reception and legacy 6. Leibniz' texts on parallel lines. Bibliography. Index of names
ISBN:
9783319198620
Discipline:
Geometria--Persone.
Persone:
Leibniz, Gottfried Wilhelm, 1646-1716--Matematica.
