The History of Non-Euclidian Geometry - Squaring the Circle - Extra History - #3

Euclidean geometry eventually found its way back into Europe, inspiring René Descartes to create the Cartesian coordinate system for maps, and Isaac Newton to invent calculus. Both these tools helped humanity understand the world better.

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