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The annotated flatland : a romance of many dimensions / by Edwin A. Abbott ; introduction and notes by Ian Stewart.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Abbott, Edwin Abbott, 1838-1926.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Fourth dimension.
- Mathematics--Humor.
- Mathematics.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (273 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Basic Books, c2008.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- For the first time in paperback, the only annotated edition of Edwin Abbott's classic mind-bending tale of an alternate, two-dimensional universe presented side-by-side with mathematician Ian Stewart's revealing commentary and analysis.
- Contents:
- Contents; Preface; Introduction; The Annotated Flatland; Introduction; Part I: This World; 1 Of the Nature of Flatland; 2 Of the Climate and Houses in Flatland; 3 Concerning the Inhabitants of Flatland; 4 Concerning the Women; 5 Of our Methods of Recognizing one another; 6 Of Recognition by Sight; 7 Concerning Irregular Figures; 8 Of the Ancient Practice of Painting; 9 Of the Universal Colour Bill; 10 Of the Suppression of the Chromatic Sedition; 11 Concerning our Priests; 12 Of the Doctrine of our Priests; Part II: Other Worlds; 13 How I had a Vision of Lineland
- 14 How I vainly tried to explain the nature of Flatland15 Concerning a Stranger from Spaceland; 16 How the Stranger vainly endeavoured to reveal to me in words the mysteries of Spaceland; 17 How the Sphere, having in vain tried words, resorted to deeds; 18 How I came to Spaceland, and what I saw there; 19 How, though the Sphere shewed me other mysteries of Spaceland, I still desired more; and what came of it; 20 How the Sphere encouraged me in a Vision; 21 How I tried to teach the Theory of Three Dimensions to my Grandson, and with what success
- 22 How I then tried to diffuse the Theory of Three Dimensions by other means, and of the resultThe Fourth Dimension in Mathematics; Bibliography of Edwin Abbott Abbott; Bibliography of Charles Howard Hinton; Sources and References; Further Reading
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-239).
- ISBN:
- 0-7867-2183-9
- OCLC:
- 313769445
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