Non-Euclidean Geometry 6th Edition.(Book review) From: Smarandache Notions Journal | Date: January 1, 2000| Author: Ashbacher, Charles | COPYRIGHT 2000 American Research Press. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Non-Euclidean Geometry 6th Edition, by H. S. M. Coxeter, The Mathematical Association of America, Washington, D. C., 1998. 336 pp., $30.95(paper). ISBN 0-88385-522-4.

Originally published in 1942, this book has lost none of its power in the last half century. It is a commentary on the recent demise of geometry in many curricula that 33 years elapsed between the publication of the fifth and sixth editions. Fortunately, like so many things in the world, trends in mathemati...