剧情简介：Now in a revised and expanded new edition, this volume chronologically traces the evolution of Euclidean, non-Euclidean, and relativistic theories regarding the shape of the universe. A unique, highly readable, and entertaining account, the book assumes no special mathematical knowledge. It reviews the failed classical attempts to prove the parallel postulate and provides cover...(展开全部)
作者：Jeremy Gray
出版社：Oxford University Press
ISBN：9780198539346
