“Geometry” in Early Geometrical Disciplines: Representations and Demonstrations

Year: 2006 Authors: Elaheh Kheirandish

Core claim

Geometry functioned differently as representation and demonstration across early disciplines, revealing shared methods in optical, mechanical, surveying, and algebraic texts.

Topics

historical geometry, scientific classification, representation and demonstration, Islamic mathematics

Domains

Euclidean geometry, optics, mechanics, surveying, algebra, scientific illustration, diagrammatic representation

Methods

textual comparison, case study, proof analysis, figure analysis

Media

Euclid’s Elements, Euclid’s Optics, Heron’s Mechanics, Arabic and Persian scientific sources

Source status

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