The beginnings of geometrical representations and calculations

Christoph J. Scriba and Peter Schreiber
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Christoph J. Scriba: University Hamburg
Peter Schreiber: University Greifswald

Chapter 1 in 5000 Years of Geometry, 2015, pp 5-26 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Long before writing was developed, mankind may have realised and systematically used geometrical structures. Nature offers the eye multiple curved lines, and a blade of grass or a tree trunk can symbolise the thought of a straight line as well as the idea of a circle (as a cross-section). When weaving or braiding we generate simple two-dimensional patterns, which then are purposely modified or also replicated as decoration on clay pots.

Keywords: Geometrical Representation; Pythagorean Theorem; Primal Society; Circle Segment; Pythagorean Triple (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-0348-0898-9_1

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