Polyteknisk Boghandel

The ellipse is the shape of a planet's orbit around the sun. This insightful book combines history, philosophy, and mathematics in a unique way to produce a unified and coherent picture of the development of the ellipse. This book presents the human story alongside the mathematics to emphasize that each aspect shapes and influences the progress and development of the other. The historical trail of the ellipse is followed, and many contributions from Aristarchus through Leibniz are presented. Mathematicians, engineers, software developers, actuaries, and the mathematically inclined general population will be drawn to this illuminating volume.