The Fourth Dimension Simply Explained Contributor(s): Manning, Henry P. (Author), Banchoff, Thomas F. (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 0486438899 ISBN-13: 9780486438894 Publisher: Dover Publications OUR PRICE: $14.36 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2005 Annotation: Readable and informative, this collection of 22 essays employs a minimum of mathematics to explain how the fourth dimension may be studied, the relationship of non-Euclidean geometry to the fourth dimension, analogues to three-dimensional space, four-dimensional absurdities and curiosities, and the simpler properties of four-dimensional space. 1910 edition. 82 figures. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Mathematics | Geometry - General - Science | Physics - Relativity |
Dewey: 530.11 |
LCCN: 2004059330 |
Series: Dover Science Books |
Physical Information: 0.53" H x 5.54" W x 8.46" (0.61 lbs) 251 pages |
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Publisher Description: To remove the contents of an egg without puncturing its shell or to drink the liquor in a bottle without removing the cork is clearly unthinkable -- or is it? Understanding the world of Einstein and curved space requires a logical conception of the fourth dimension. |