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Historic Synopsis

In: Geometric Procedures for Civil Engineers

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  • Elias C. Tonias

    (Tonias Engineers)

  • Constantine N. Tonias

    (The CEDRA Corporation)

Abstract

The word “geometry” is derived from the Greek word “γεωμετρία,” which is a fusion of the Greek noun “γέα” (also known as “γαία,” “γαίη” or just plain “γή,” the latter being also the modern Greek word) meaning earth, land, ground, soil, tract, district, nation, native country of a person’s origin, or even the entire globe of the earth, and the Greek noun “μέτρον” meaning measure; that is, geometry pertains to the measurement of a piece of land, or even of the earth as a whole, and fairly much to the work of the present-day land surveyors and topographic engineers. From the first time that the ancient Greeks coined the word geometry, geometry has expanded to encompass the measurement, and construction of most of all figures, real and abstract.

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  • Elias C. Tonias & Constantine N. Tonias, 2016. "Historic Synopsis," Springer Books, in: Geometric Procedures for Civil Engineers, chapter 1, pages 1-37, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-319-24295-8_1
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-24295-8_1
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