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Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions
Edwin A. Abbott
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Description for Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions
Paperback. 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'. Editor(s): Jann, Rosemary. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 176 pages, Line drawings. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 136.
'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 Square, whose linear world is invaded by an emissary Sphere bringing the gospel of the third dimension on the eve of the new millennium. Part geometry lesson, part social satire, this classic work of science fiction brilliantly succeeds in enlarging all readers' imaginations beyond the limits of our 'respective dimensional prejudices'. In a world where class ... Read more
'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 Square, whose linear world is invaded by an emissary Sphere bringing the gospel of the third dimension on the eve of the new millennium. Part geometry lesson, part social satire, this classic work of science fiction brilliantly succeeds in enlarging all readers' imaginations beyond the limits of our 'respective dimensional prejudices'. In a world where class ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Series
Oxford World's Classics
Condition
New
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199537501
SKU
V9780199537501
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