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Preface.- Introduction.- Part I. Prehistory of the Erlangen Program.- 1 Klein as a Young Geometer.- 2. Klein Encounters Sophus Lie.- 3. Klein on Cayley's Projective Metric.- Part II. Klein's Erlangen Program with Commentary.- 4. Klein's Erlangen Program.- 5. Textual Analysis of Klein's Erlangen Program.- Part III. Four Phases of Reception and Transformation.- 6. First Phase of Reception, 18731889.- 7. Second Phase of Reception, 18901899.- 8. Third Phase of Reception, 19001916.- 9. Fourth Phase of Reception, 19171930.- Part IV. Reconsiderations.- 10 Historical Reflections.- Bibliography.- Name Index.

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      Publisher: Birkhäuser
      Publication Date: 04/04/2025
      ISBN13: 9783031854736, 978-3031854736
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      Preface.- Introduction.- Part I. Prehistory of the Erlangen Program.- 1 Klein as a Young Geometer.- 2. Klein Encounters Sophus Lie.- 3. Klein on Cayley's Projective Metric.- Part II. Klein's Erlangen Program with Commentary.- 4. Klein's Erlangen Program.- 5. Textual Analysis of Klein's Erlangen Program.- Part III. Four Phases of Reception and Transformation.- 6. First Phase of Reception, 18731889.- 7. Second Phase of Reception, 18901899.- 8. Third Phase of Reception, 19001916.- 9. Fourth Phase of Reception, 19171930.- Part IV. Reconsiderations.- 10 Historical Reflections.- Bibliography.- Name Index.

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