• Cultural reception of geometry in early modern Europe

  • Jul 10 2021
  • Length: 34 mins
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Cultural reception of geometry in early modern Europe

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  • Euclid inspired Gothic architecture and taught Renaissance painters how to create depth and perspective. More generally, the success of mathematics went to its head, according to some, and created dogmatic individuals dismissive of other branches of learning. Some thought the uncompromising rigour of Euclid went hand in hand with totalitarianism in political and spiritual domains, … Continue reading Cultural reception of geometry in early modern Europe
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