Flatland : a romance of many dimensions
Título
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Flatland : a romance of many dimensions
Edwin Abbott, Abbott
Resumen
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With wry humor and penetrating satire, "Flatland" takes readers on a mind-expanding journey into a different world to give us a new vision of our own. This mathematical fantasy is about life in a two-dimensional world ... where everything is flat. All existence is limited to length and breadth and the geometric shapes that inhabit Flatland cannot imagine a third dimension. But A. Square spins fascinating tales of one and two dimensional worlds. However, when he dares to speak openly of a third or fourth dimension, he meets a tragic fate. Flatland introduces aspects of relativity and hyperspace years before Einstein's famous theories. The book is also quite a funny satire on society and class distinctions of Victorian England.
Fecha de publicación como intervalo
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1998
1998,
1884
Penguin classics
Descripción física
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xvii, 118 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Nota general
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Originally published: London : Seeley & Co., 1884.
Término de la materia
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Fourth dimension.
Physics -- Miscellanea.
Geometry -- Miscellanea.
Síntesis
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With wry humor and penetrating satire, "Flatland" takes readers on a mind-expanding journey into a different world to give us a new vision of our own. This mathematical fantasy is about life in a two-dimensional world ... where everything is flat. All existence is limited to length and breadth and the geometric shapes that inhabit Flatland cannot imagine a third dimension. But A. Square spins fascinating tales of one and two dimensional worlds. However, when he dares to speak openly of a third or fourth dimension, he meets a tragic fate. Flatland introduces aspects of relativity and hyperspace years before Einstein's famous theories. The book is also quite a funny satire on society and class distinctions of Victorian England.
ISBN
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9780140435313
Información de publicación
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New York : Penguin Books, 1998.
Biblioteca | Signatura topográfica | Tipo de material | Código de barras del documento | Estado |
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Edmonton Christian High | 530.11 ABB | Book | 30905000056469 | Non-Fiction |