Books by Paul Abbott
“I came across this book when I was about 12. I liked the deductive aspects of geometry, and especially the way that simple assumptions could lead quickly to surprising results. The second part of Abbott’s book, in particular, offered a very concise exposition of the main theorems and proofs, making it possible to get something of a ‘big picture’. On top of all this, I found the actual layout of Abbott’s book, such as the thickness of line in the diagrams, visually appealing, and some 60 years later this had a major influence on the whole design of The Wonder Book of Geometry.” Read more...
David Acheson, Mathematician
Interviews where books by Paul Abbott were recommended
Favourite Maths Books, especially Geometry, recommended by David Acheson
From Thales’s theorem to the Banach-Tarski paradox, Oxford mathematician David Acheson’s book, The Wonder Book of Geometry, is a lively attempt to bring to life geometry—literally, ‘earth measurement’—and make it accessible to the general public. Here, David recommends some of the books that influenced him, “in the order in which I met them, over a timespan of some 60 years.”
