Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions Edwin Abbott Abbott Contributor(s): Benitez, Paula (Editor), Abbott, Edwin Abbott (Author) |
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ISBN: 1541268687 ISBN-13: 9781541268685 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $14.49 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 2016 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections |
Lexile Measure: 1280 |
Physical Information: 0.19" H x 6" W x 9" (0.28 lbs) 80 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions is an 1884 science fiction novella by the English schoolmaster Edwin Abbott Abbott. As a satire, Flatland offered pointed observations on the social hierarchy of Victorian culture. However, the novella's more enduring contribution is its examination of dimensions; in a foreword to one of the many publications of the novella, noted science writer Isaac Asimov described Flatland as "The best introduction one can find into the manner of perceiving dimensions." As such, the novella is still popular amongst mathematics, physics and computer science students. |