A generalisation of the Spieker circle and Nagel line
Many a famous mathematician and scientist have described how their first encounter with Euclidean geometry was the defining moment in their future careers. Some of the most well known are probably Isac Newton and Albert Einstein. Often these encounters in early adolescence have been poetically descr...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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AOSIS
2006-10-01
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| Series: | Pythagoras |
| Online Access: | https://pythagoras.org.za/index.php/pythagoras/article/view/106 |
| Summary: | Many a famous mathematician and scientist have described how their first encounter with Euclidean geometry was the defining moment in their future careers. Some of the most well known are probably Isac Newton and Albert Einstein. Often these encounters in early adolescence have been poetically described as passionate love affairs. |
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| ISSN: | 1012-2346 2223-7895 |