Euclidean window. History of geometry from parallel lines to hyperspace

Leonard Molodinov, witty, a lively, passionate guide, leads us to a thousand years of mathematical thought - from Egyptian lesors and builders of the pyramids to the theoretics of superstrun and the possible multidimensionality of our inhabited space.
We are accustomed to perceive two of the most important natural skills of a person - imagination and abstract thinking - as proper - and in vain: "Euclidean window" tells us how the evolution of our ability to represent what we do not see the victim
This book is a delightful mixture of strictly scientific authoritative work and cheerful tank, turning the classic theories and the concepts of geometry into affordable imaginable imagination of history. Thanks to Mrodinov: you don"t need to be a mathematician or physicist to comprehend the riddles of space and amaze the magnificence of the world order