Date of Award
5-1932
Degree Type
Bachelors Essay
Degree Name
Bachelor of Science (BS)
Department
Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science
First Advisor
Harvey P. Pettit
Second Advisor
William J. Grace
Abstract
After approximately two thousand years mathematicians have ventured to dispute the geometry of Euclid. Euclid's axioms were regarded as indisputable laws of space, the sole source from which his theorems were deduced. One needs only to survey the history of the controversies concerning his parallel postulate to be convinced that his assumptions are only metaphysical, since these assumptions can be changed when a space different from Euclid's is considered.
Recommended Citation
Switalski, Clare, "The History of the Parallel Postulate and Non-Euclidean Geometry" (1932). Bachelors’ Theses. 1740.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/bachelor_essays/1740
Comments
A Thesis submitted to the Faculty of the College of Liberal Arts, Marquette University, in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of Science, Milwaukee, Wisconsin