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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Main Author: Michael de Villiers
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2006-10-01
Series:Pythagoras
Online Access:https://pythagoras.org.za/index.php/pythagoras/article/view/106
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spelling doaj-76fdb48e91c84c019937a70003d258192020-11-24T22:17:05ZengAOSISPythagoras1012-23462223-78952006-10-01063303710.4102/pythagoras.v0i63.10682A generalisation of the Spieker circle and Nagel lineMichael de Villiers0University of KwaZulu-NatalMany 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.https://pythagoras.org.za/index.php/pythagoras/article/view/106
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