Flatland :: a romance of many dimensions /

How would a creature limited to two dimensions be able to grasp the possibility of a third? In Flatland, A Square's linear world is invaded by a Sphere bringing the gospel of the third dimension. Part geometry lesson, part social satire, the novel enlarges readers' imaginations beyond the...

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1. Verfasser: Abbott, Edwin Abbott, 1838-1926
Weitere Verfasser: Jann, Rosemary, 1949-
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2006.
Schriftenreihe:Oxford world's classics.
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Zusammenfassung:How would a creature limited to two dimensions be able to grasp the possibility of a third? In Flatland, A Square's linear world is invaded by a Sphere bringing the gospel of the third dimension. Part geometry lesson, part social satire, the novel enlarges readers' imaginations beyond the limits of our 'respective dimensional prejudices'. - ;'Upward, yet not Northward.'. How would a creature limited to two dimensions be able to grasp the possibility of a third? Edwin A. Abbott's droll and delightful 'romance of many dimensions' explores this conundrum in the experiences of his protagonist, A S.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xlii, 124 pages) : illustrations
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781429487207
1429487208
9780191517341
0191517348
9786610762880
6610762880
1280762888
9781280762888

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