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Non-Euclidean Geometry

Russia · Science / Mathematics. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1829

Nikolai Ivanovich Lobachevsky1829

Kazan · Science / Mathematics

Publishes a consistent geometry in which Euclid's parallel postulate does not hold.

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Nikolai Ivanovich Lobachevsky

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