The Poincaré conjecture : in search of the shape of the universe /: in search of the shape of the universe. (2008)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Donal O'Shea.
• Other Names: O'Shea, Donal
• Contents: Cambridge, April 2003 -- The shape of the earth -- Possible worlds -- The shape of the universe -- Euclid's geometry -- The non-Euclideans -- Bernhard Riemann's probationary lecture -- Riemann's legacy -- Klein and Poincaré -- Poincaré's topological papers -- The great savants -- The conjecture takes hold -- Higher dimensions -- A solution in the new millennium -- Madrid, August 2006.
• Publisher Details: New York : Walker & Co
• Publication Date: 2008
• Extent: 1 online resource (ix, 293 pages), illustrations, maps, portraits, charts
• Subjects: 514/.3; Mathematics -- History & Philosophy; Algebraic topology; Mathematicians; Mathematics -- Awards; Poincaré conjecture; Mathematics & science; Poincaré conjecture; Algebraic topology; Mathematics -- Awards -- History; Mathematicians -- History; Electronic books; History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780802718945; 0802718949
• Related ISBNs: 0802716547; 9780802716545
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.