Das Buch behandelt die Rezeptionsgeschichte der nichteuklidischen Geometrie im Zeitraum von 1860 bis 1900. Dabei werden die historischen und institutionellen Rahmenbedingungen dargestellt; breiten Raum nehmen die philosophischen, wissenschaftstheoretischen und didaktischen Diskussionen um die neue Geometrie ein. Zahlreiche Originaltexte - viele davon fast unbekannt - werden vorgestellt. Ein Fokus liegt auf der Verbreitung der nichteuklidischen Geometrie in breiteren Kreisen wie z. B. der Mathematiklehrerschaft.
From the book reviews:
"The book under review fills a really big gap: it is focused on the history of the reception of non-Euclidean geometry in German-speaking countries from 1860 to 1900; it is based on original sources and their interpretation. ... For everybody who is interested in non-Euclidean geometry this book is a real pleasure to read. Further it is a good example for presenting the development of a discipline not only at universities but also in the teaching at high-schools." (Karin Reich, zbMATH, Vol. 1288, 2014)
"The book under review fills a really big gap: it is focused on the history of the reception of non-Euclidean geometry in German-speaking countries from 1860 to 1900; it is based on original sources and their interpretation. ... For everybody who is interested in non-Euclidean geometry this book is a real pleasure to read. Further it is a good example for presenting the development of a discipline not only at universities but also in the teaching at high-schools." (Karin Reich, zbMATH, Vol. 1288, 2014)