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Geometry is not only about "study of the relationships between points, lines, surfaces, solids and other higher dimensional objects" since Descarte. By the 19 century - after Gauss, Riemann, Lubachevsky, and Klien - this definition would be completely anachronistic. It even more anachronistic today.--[[User:David Lehavi|dlehavi]] 21:18, 3 March 2007 (CST)
Geometry is not only about "study of the relationships between points, lines, surfaces, solids and other higher dimensional objects" since Descarte. By the 19 century - after Gauss, Riemann, Lubachevsky, and Klien - this definition would be completely anachronistic. It even more anachronistic today.--[[User:David Lehavi|dlehavi]] 21:18, 3 March 2007 (CST)
: I tried to do something. Feel free to improve! --[[User:Aleksander Stos|AlekStos]] 11:17, 7 March 2007 (CST)
: I tried to do something. Feel free to improve! --[[User:Aleksander Stos|AlekStos]] 11:17, 7 March 2007 (CST)
:: I don't feel that I have a good enough perspective to write this entry. Indeed if someone would ask me what geometry is the best I can do is tell them about Klein's Erlanger Programm, and describe more developments with this phylosophy in mind. Maybe thats the best that can be done...--[[User:David Lehavi|dlehavi]] 19:22, 7 March 2007 (CST)

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Geometry is not only about "study of the relationships between points, lines, surfaces, solids and other higher dimensional objects" since Descarte. By the 19 century - after Gauss, Riemann, Lubachevsky, and Klien - this definition would be completely anachronistic. It even more anachronistic today.--dlehavi 21:18, 3 March 2007 (CST)

I tried to do something. Feel free to improve! --AlekStos 11:17, 7 March 2007 (CST)
I don't feel that I have a good enough perspective to write this entry. Indeed if someone would ask me what geometry is the best I can do is tell them about Klein's Erlanger Programm, and describe more developments with this phylosophy in mind. Maybe thats the best that can be done...--dlehavi 19:22, 7 March 2007 (CST)