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non-Euclidean geometry parallel lines Euclidean geometry postulate Pythagorean theorem Riemannian geometry hyperbolic geometry triangle inequality method of exhaustion quadrature side-angle-side theorem

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János Bolyai

Hungarian mathematician

Farkas Bolyai

Hungarian mathematician and writer

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