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Spherical and Elliptic Geometries - Universal Hyperbolic Geometry

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This course introduces spherical and elliptic geometries through latitude and longitude, their historical connections with astronomy, Euclid’s postulates, measurement by angles and chords, and Menelaus’ theorem.

Syllabus

Latitude and Longitude
Spherical geometry and astronomy
Euclid studied the sphere
Elliptic geometry
Measurement in spherical/elliptic geometries
Tables of chords
Menelaus' theorem

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