| Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions Contributor(s): Abbott, Edwin A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 048627263X ISBN-13: 9780486272634 Publisher: Dover Publications OUR PRICE: $2.70 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 1992 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: Classic of science (and mathematical) fiction -- charmingly illustrated by author -- describes the journeys of A. Square and his adventures in Spaceland (three dimensions), Lineland (one dimension) and Pointland (no dimensions). A. Square also entertains thoughts of visiting a land of four dimensions -- a revolutionary idea for which he is banished from Spaceland. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Science Fiction - General - Science | Physics - Relativity |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 92018494 |
| Lexile Measure: 1280 |
| Series: Dover Thrift Editions |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 5" W x 7.8" (0.15 lbs) 96 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This masterpiece of science (and mathematical) fiction is a delightfully unique and highly entertaining satire that has charmed readers for more than 100 years. The work of English clergyman, educator and Shakespearean scholar Edwin A. Abbott (1838-1926), 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." -- Mathematics Teacher. |