Events: detail
4000 years of geometry
- Hosted by:
- Gresham College
- Speaker:
-
Professor Robin Wilson
- Starts:
- October 03, 2007 at 01:00 pm
- Ends:
- October 03, 2007 at 02:00 pm
- Location:
- Gresham College, , Barnard’s Inn Hall, London, EC1N 2HH United Kingdom
- Maps:
Description
4000 YEARS OF MATHEMATICS
History can be studied either chronologically or thematically. Over the past three years we have travelled forward systematically from 2000 BC to 2000 AD. We now pull together some common threads, investigate general themes, and introduce some topics previously omitted.
4000 years of geometry
From the Egyptian pyramids to modern sculpture, geometry has been at the heart of our culture. Central to this story has been ‘Euclidean geometry’ which seems to describe the world we live in. But does it? Can there be other types of geometry?
- Registration required:
- No
- Free:
- Yes
For more information
- Contact person:
- Gresham College
- Phone:
- 020 7831 0575
- Email:
- enquiries [ at ] gresham.ac.uk
- Website:
- 4000 years of geometry
