Geometry : the third book of Foundations /: the third book of Foundations. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Uniform Title: Origines de la géometrie.
• Further Information: Note: By Michel Serres ; translated by Randolph Burks.
• Authors: Serres, Michel
• Other Names: Burks, Randolph translator.
• Contents: The Universal: One of its First ConstructionsThe Differences: Chaos in the History of ScienceSynthesis: The Science of HistoryCUSTOMS AND LAWSFirst in History: ANAXIMANDERSpaces without Exclusion: Juridical OriginsFirst in the Rite: THE ROYAL VICTIMSpaces of Exclusion: Political OriginsFirst in Dialectic: THE INTERLOCUTORSpaces of Exclusion: Discursive OriginsThe Point at NoonNATUREFirst in History: THALESFrom the Pyramid to the Tetrahedron: The Optical OriginFrom Diogenes to Thales: The Ethical OriginFrom the Sun to the Earth: The Astronomical OriginFirst in Philosophy: THE IGNORANT SLAVE BOYFrom Pythagoras to Zeno: The Algorithmic OriginFirst in Logic: THE ELEMENTAutomatic Origin and Return to Sociopolitical OriginsCONCLUSIONThe Measurement of the Earth: HERODOTUSIndex.
• Publisher Details: London : Bloomsbury Academic
• Publication Date: 2017
• Copyright Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource (280 pages)
• Subjects: 516.02; Geometry -- History; Mathematics, Greek
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781474281416; 1474281419
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