In mathematics, truth is less important than the proof of that truth. And the standard of proof is far more punishing than legal requirements such as “preponderance of evidence” or “beyond a ...

THE title of this essay suggests a number of distinct problems. We may ask what the postulates of geometry are, or we may seek the source of our knowledge of them; in the latter inquiry, again, we may ...

Geometry boasts a rich and captivating history within the realm of mathematics. In its early development, it was deeply rooted in practical observation used to describe essential concepts such as ...

Schoolchildren now study Euclidean geometry, all thanks to Greek mathematician Euclid who was born in approx. 300 BC. His main work is “The Elements,” in which he described the five main postulates of ...

IT will be immediately admitted by all mathematicians that the foundations of pure geometry were well and truly laid by the Greeks in the period preceding and succeeding the time of Christ. They ...