Flatland

A Romance of Many Dimensions

By Edwin Abbott Abbott

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"Flatland" is published by Oxford University Press, USA in July 17, 2006 - New York, it has 160 pages and the language of the book is English.

“Flatland” Metadata:

Title: Flatland
Author: Edwin Abbott Abbott
Language: English
Number of Pages: 160
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Publish Date: July 17, 2006
Publish Location: New York

“Flatland” Subjects and Themes:

Subjects: ➤ Fourth dimension - Fiction, general - Open Library Staff Picks - Denkbeeldige landen - Film and video adaptations - Meetkunde - Science Fiction - Geometry - Film adaptations - Fiction - Imaginary places - Historical Fiction - Mathematics - Classic Literature - Specimens - Dimension 4. - Reading Level-Grade 11 - Reading Level-Grade 12 - Large type books - English Science fiction - Wit and Humor as Topic - Long Now Manual for Civilization - Readers (Secondary) - Examinations - SAT (Educational test) - Vocabulary tests - Study guides - English language - Fiction, action & adventure - Fiction, humorous, general - Fiction, fantasy, general - England, fiction - Spirituality - Spiritual life - Sphere - Expanding universe - Drama - Utopias - Fiction, science fiction, general - homeschool curriculum - learn math - Physics - Fiction & literature classics - World literature - Fiction subjects - Science fiction & fantasy
People: A. Square
Places: Flatland - Spaceland

Edition Specifications:

Format: Paperback
Pagination: xlii, 134

Edition Identifiers:

The Open Library ID: OL7383410M - OL118388W
Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) ID: 65764328
Library of Congress Control Number (LCCN): 2006278847
ISBN-13: 9780192805980
ISBN-10: 0192805983
All ISBNs: 0192805983 - 9780192805980

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"Flatland" Table Of Contents:

1- Acknowledgements
2- Introduction
3- Note on the Text
4- Select Bibliography
5- A Chronology of Edwin A. Abbott
6- FLATLAND
7- THIS WORLD
8- Of the Nature of Flatland
9- Of the Climate and Houses in Flatland
10- Concerning the Inhabitants of Flatland
11- Concerning the Women
12- Of our Methods of Recognizing one another
13- Of Recognition by Sight
14- Concerning Irregular Figures
15- Of the Ancient Practice of Painting
16- Of the Universal Colour Bill
17- Of the Suppression of the Chromatic Sedition
18- Concerning our Priests
19- Of the Doctrine of our Priests
20- OTHER WORLDS
21- How I had a Vision of Lineland
22- How in my Vision I endeavoured to explain the nature of Flatland, but could not
23- Concerning a Stranger from Spaceland
24- How the Stranger vainly endeavoured to reveal to me in words the mysteries of Spaceland
25- How the Sphere, having in vain tried words, resorted to deeds
26- How I came to Spaceland and what I saw there
27- How, though the Sphere showed me other mysteries of Spaceland, I still desired more; and what came of it
28- How the Sphere encouraged me in a Vision
29- How I tried to teach the Theory of Three Dimensions to my Grandson, and with what success
30- How I then tried to diffuse the Theory of Three Dimensions by other means, and of the result
31- Explanatory Notes

"Flatland" Description:

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**‘Upward, and yet not Northward.’** 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 on the eve of the new millennium. Part geometry lesson, part social satire, this classic work of science fiction brilliantly succeeds in enlarging all readers’ imaginations beyond the limits of our ‘respective dimensional prejudices’. In a world where class is determined by how many sides you possess, and women are straight lines, the prospects for enlightenment are boundless, and Abbott’s hypotheses about a fourth and higher dimensions seem startlingly relevant today. This new edition of *Flatland* illuminates the social and intellectual context that produced the work as well as the timeless questions that it raises about the limits of our perception and knowledge.

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