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Flatland A Romance Of Many Dimensions

Name: Flatland A Romance Of Many Dimensions
Author: Edwin A. Abbott
ISBN: 9781594625510

by Edwin A. Abbott

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Overview

To The Inhabitants of Space in General And H. C. IN Particular This Work is Dedicated By a Humble Native of Flatland In the Hope that Even as he was Initiated into the Mysteries Of Three Dimensions Having been previously conversant With Only Two So the Citizens of that Celestial Region

Century-old classic of British letters that charmed and fascinated generations of readers; witty satire of Victorian society and unique insights into the fourth dimension.

Synopsis

Classic of science (and mathematical) fiction — charmingly illustrated by the author — describes the adventures of A. Square, a resident of Flatland, in Spaceland (three dimensions), Lineland (one dimension), and Pointland (no dimensions).

The Forward - Isaac Asimov

The best introduction one can find into the manner of perceiving dimensions.

About the Author, Edwin A. Abbott

Edwin A. Abbott (1838-1926) received highest honors in mathematics, classics, and theology at St. John's College, Cambridge, and was Headmaster of the City of London School for twenty-three years. A progressive who emphasized the study of English over the traditional Greek and Latin curriculum, he wrote the classic Shakespearian Grammar as well as various works of theology.

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Asimov

The best introduction one can find into the manner of perceiving dimensions.
— The Forward

Saturday Review

"This pre-Einstein geometrical fantasy is one of the best things of its kind that has ever been written, for it is more than an ingeniously sustained fantasy: it is a social satire, with wit as sharp as the sub-lutrous end of a Flatland woman; it is an easy philosophical introduction to the Fourth Dimension; and it is a rebuke to everyone who holds that there is no reality beyond what is perceptible by human senses."