Flatland

Name: Flatland
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ISBN: 9780199537501

ISBN-10: 019953750X

ISBN-13: 9780199537501

Edition: 2008

Authors: Edwin A. Abbott, Rosemary Jann

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How would a creature limited to two dimensions be able to grasp the possibility of a third? Edwin A. Abbott's droll and delightful "romance of many dimensions" explores this conundrum in the experiences of his protagonist, A Square, whose linear world is invaded by an emissary Sphere bringing the gospel of the third dimension. Part geometry lesson, part social satire, this classic work of science fiction brilliantly succeeds in enlarging all readers' imaginations beyond the limits of their "respective dimensional prejudices." This new edition begins with an introduction by Rosemary Jann that illuminates the social and intellectual context that produced the work and explains its relationship…

Book details

List price: $8.95
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 8/15/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 176
Size: 5.08" wide x 7.72" long x 0.47" tall
Weight: 0.308
Language: English