| Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions Contributor(s): Abbott, Edwin (Author) |
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ISBN: 197772499X ISBN-13: 9781977724991 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $7.59 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Science Fiction - General |
| Lexile Measure: 1280 |
| Physical Information: 0.37" H x 6" W x 9" (0.53 lbs) 174 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Full text. This masterpiece of science (and mathematical) fiction is a delightfully unique and highly entertaining satire. A work that continues to pose provocative questions about perception and reality, Flatland is a brilliant parody of Victorian society where all existence is limited to length and breadth - its inhabitants unable even to imagine a third dimension. The amiable narrator, A Square, provides an overview of this fantastic world - its physics and metaphysics, its history, customs and religious beliefs. But when a strange visitor mysteriously appears and transports the incredulous Flatlander to the Land of Three Dimensions, his world view is forever shattered. Written more than a century ago, Flatland conceals within its brilliant parody of Victorian society speculations about the universe that resonate in Einstein's theory of relativity as well as the current 'string-theory' of nature. |