String, Straightedge, and Shadow

String, Straightedge, and Shadow

By
Julia E. Diggins
Julia E. Diggins
2012 • 160 pages

Explains how the basic principles of elementary geometry were discovered over 2,000 years ago. Indicates the major roles played by the early civilizations of Mesopotamia, Egypt, and Greece.

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