The Origin of Mathematics 2: Parallels and Axioms

Benno Artmann

Chapter Chapter 5 in Euclid—The Creation of Mathematics, 1999, pp 47-50 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract The discussion of the parallel axiom has been the driving force behind the axiomatization of mathematics. We will sketch the development in the history of mathematics. (For more detailed information see the Notes.)

Keywords: Acute Angle; Euclidean Geometry; Hyperbolic Geometry; Obtuse Angle; Constant Negative Curvature (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1999
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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4612-1412-0_5

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