| Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions Contributor(s): Abbott, Edwin A. (Author) |
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ISBN: ISBN-13: 9798599823070 Publisher: Independently Published OUR PRICE: $7.16 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2021 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Family Life - Marriage & Divorce - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Literary |
| Physical Information: 0.24" H x 6" W x 9" (0.36 lbs) 114 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This masterpiece of science (and mathematical) fiction is a delightfully unique and highly entertaining satire. The work of English clergyman, educator and Shakespearean scholar Edwin A. Abbott, it describes the journeys of A. Square, a mathematician and resident of the two-dimensional Flatland, where women-thin, straight lines-are the lowliest of shapes, and where men may have any number of sides, depending on their social status. Through strange occurrences that bring him into contact with a host of geometric forms, Square has adventures in Spaceland (three dimensions), Lineland (one dimension) and Pointland (no dimensions) and ultimately entertains thoughts of visiting a land of four dimensions-a revolutionary idea for which he is returned to his two-dimensional world. Charmingly illustrated by the author, Flatland is not only fascinating reading, it is still a first-rate fictional introduction to the concept of the multiple dimensions of space. Instructive, entertaining, and stimulating to the imagination. |