TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bolyai,J�anos
AU  - K�arteszi,Ferenc
AU  - Sz�en�assy,Barna
TI  - Appendix, the theory of space
T2  - North-Holland mathematics studies
SN  - 9780080872490 (electronic bk.)
AV  - QA685 .B65 1987eb
U1  - 516.9 22
PY  - 1987///
CY  - Amsterdam, New York, New York
PB  - North-Holland, Sole distributors for the U.S.A. and Canada, Elsevier Science Pub. Co.
KW  - Geometry, Non-Euclidean
KW  - MATHEMATICS
KW  - Geometry
KW  - Non-Euclidean
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - fast
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 238-239)
N2  - The epoch-making work of J�anos Bolyai is presented here, together with a supplement outlining Hungarian political and science history to help the reader to get acquainted with the miserable fate of J�anos Bolyai and with his intellectual world. A facsimile of a copy of Bolyai's original 1831 Scientia Spatii (also known as the Appendix) is included, together with a translation. Comments and notes, and a survey of the effects of his work, complete the volume
UR  - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780444865281
ER  -