{"product_id":"9780817642372","title":"The Non-Euclidean Revolution: With an Introduction by H.S.M Coxeter","description":"\u003ch1\u003eThe Non-Euclidean Revolution: With an Introduction by H.S.M Coxeter\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eTrudeau, Richard J.\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRichard Trudeau confronts the fundamental question of truth and its representation through mathematical models in The Non-Euclidean Revolution. First, the author analyzes geometry in its historical and philosophical setting; second, he examines a revolution every bit as significant as the Copernican revolution in astronomy and the Darwinian revolution in biology; third, on the most speculative level, he questions the possibility of absolute knowledge of the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTrudeau writes in a lively, entertaining, and highly accessible style. His book provides one of the most stimulating and personal presentations of a struggle with the nature of truth in mathematics and the physical world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA portion of the book won the Pólya Prize, a distinguished award from the Mathematical Association of America.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Birkhäuser\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2001-04-20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9780817642372\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-1-4612-2102-9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 270\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Birkhäuser Boston","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46541650886796,"sku":"9780817642372","price":49.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780817642372.jpg?v=1775744072","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780817642372","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}