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This chapter is given over to assessment, and offers advice on writing essays in the history of mathematics. As an illustrative point, Gauss’s survey of the mountains of Hanover is discussed, which is often said to indicate his commitment to the non-Euclidean nature of physical space.
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Gray, J. (2011). On Writing the History of Geometry – 1. In: Worlds Out of Nothing. Springer Undergraduate Mathematics Series. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-85729-060-1_12
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