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Geometry is concerned primarily with the spatial properties of objects and with the endless stream of abstract generalizations to which these properties give rise. Modem geometry is an extremely active field of research by pure and applied mathematicians, and it also has significant applications in physics and engineering. In the present book, we will explore in a physical manner the geometrical properties of curves and surfaces, and will discuss in detail concepts that are essential to modem geometry.
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© 1996 Friedr. Vieweg & Sohn Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, Braunschweig/Wiesbaden
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Casey, J. (1996). The Evolution of Geometry. In: Exploring Curvature. Vieweg+Teubner Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-322-80274-3_1
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