Matter of Geometry, A

Synopsis: The history of practical geometry: for thousands of years it was believed that the geometry of Euclid was the only possible description of space. At the beginning of the last century mathematicians showed that space was not logically constrained to be Euclidean. Einstein showed that to fully understand the universe, the fabric of space-time must be seen as curved.
Series: Understanding Space and Time, Course S357
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min.
Year of production: 1979
Availability: OUT OF DISTRIBUTION
Uses: Introductory courses on relativity, which will probably be second or third year mathematics or physics students. Could be very well suited as reference material.*
Subjects: Mathematics; Physics
Keywords: geometry; space-time concepts

Producer

Cast

Alan Cooper
Paul Clark

Name: Open University Worldwide
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