Ebook {Epub PDF} Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions by Edwin A. Abbott

The journeys of A. Square, a mathematician and resident of the two-dimensional Flatland, where women-thin, straight lines-are the lowliest of shapes, and whe. FLATLAND: A Romance of Many Dimensions - E. Abbott Published in FLATLAND: A Romance of Many Dimensions Edwin A. Abbott Table of Contents Preface to the Second and Revised Edition, By the editor PART 1: THIS WORLD Of the Nature of Flatland Of the Climate and Houses in Flatland Concerning the Inhabitants of Flatland Concerning the WomenFile Size: KB. Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions, though written in , is still considered useful in thinking about multiple dimensions. It is also seen as a satirical depiction of Victorian society and its hierarchies. A square, who is a resident of the two-dimensional Flatland, dreams of the one-dimensional Lineland.

The work of English clergyman, educator and Shakespearean scholar Edwin A. Abbott (), it describes the journeys of A. Square, a mathematician and resident of the two-dimensional Flatland, where women-thin, straight lines-are the lowliest of shapes, and where men may have any number of sides, depending on their social status. Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions. Flatland.: Edwin Abbott Abbott. Roberts Brothers, - Fourth dimension - pages. 38 Reviews. In a two-dimensional universe populated by a hierarchical society of geometric figures, a square is persecuted for attempting to reveal its new knowledge of a third dimension, learned from encounters with a. Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions. Flatland.: Edwin Abbott Abbott. Penguin, - Fiction - pages. 13 Reviews. "Imagine a vast sheet of paper on which Lines, Triangles, Squares, Pentagons, Hexagons, and other figures, instead of remaining fixed in their places, move freely about, on or in the surface, but without the power of rising.

Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions is a satirical novella by the English schoolmaster Edwin Abbott Abbott, first published in This is a book that should appeal to any math major. In fact, a good friend said she had to read it in high school for geometry class. Flatland () is an influential mathematical fantasy that simultaneously provides an introduction to non-Euclidean geometry and a satire on the Victorian class structure, issues of science and faith, and the role of women. FLATLAND: A Romance of Many Dimensions - E. Abbott Published in FLATLAND: A Romance of Many Dimensions Edwin A. Abbott Table of Contents Preface to the Second and Revised Edition, By the editor PART 1: THIS WORLD Of the Nature of Flatland Of the Climate and Houses in Flatland Concerning the Inhabitants of Flatland Concerning the Women.