The invention of space
pp. 3-16
Abstract
…When I was taught geometry, geometry and Euclid were synonymous terms; and it never occurred to me to doubt that I lived and moved in Euclidean space, extending, quite obviously, in all its three dimensions, without limit. I suspect that, if we look into our minds, all but a few accomplished mathematicians will find the old framework of space and time still unshaken. Common sense lags a good way behind the reasonings of revolutionary thinkers.
Publication details
Published in:
Čapek Milič (1976) The concepts of space and time: their structure and their development. Dordrecht, Springer.
Pages: 3-16
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-010-1727-5_1
Full citation:
Cornford F. M. (1976) „The invention of space“, In: M. Čapek (ed.), The concepts of space and time, Dordrecht, Springer, 3–16.