Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions Contributor(s): Abbott, Edwin A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1618954962 ISBN-13: 9781618954961 Publisher: Bibliotech Press OUR PRICE: $11.35 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2019 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Mathematics | History & Philosophy - Philosophy |
Lexile Measure: 1280 |
Physical Information: 0.31" H x 6" W x 9" (0.45 lbs) 132 pages |
Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Very popular amongst mathematics, physics, and computer science students, Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions is an 1884 satirical novella by the English schoolmaster Edwin Abbott. Writing pseudonymously as "a square", Abbott used the fictional two-dimensional world of Flatland to offer 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" |