Lobachevski descubridor de la Geometría Hiperbólica

We offer an overview of the geometric studies of the russian mathematician N.I. Lobachevski (1792?1856), which culminated with the discovery of the hyperbolic geometry. We analize the role of the V Postulate in the euclidean geometry and the ways some mathematicians tried to prove it. We also examin...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Juan Boza Cordero
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad de Costa Rica 2012-03-01
Series:Revista de Matemática: Teoría y Aplicaciones
Online Access:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/matematica/article/view/109