Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions is a literary hybrid. It is a math- and science-based novella that creates a fictional land while at the same time satirizing Victorian culture and introducing theories of space’s multi-dimensional nature. Flatland is a two-dimensional world chronicling the adventures of A. Square (a pseudonym originally given as the author of the book), a mathematician who lives there. A Masterpiece of Classic Science Fiction: Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions is a satirical novella by the English schoolmaster Edwin Abbott Abbott, first published in Written pseudonymously by "A Square",the book used the fictional two-dimensional world of Flatland to comment on the hierarchy of Victorian culture, but the novella's more enduring contribution is its examination of dimensions/5(). Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions Audible Audiobook – Unabridged Edwin Abbott (Author), Alan Munro (Narrator), Trout Lake Media (Publisher) 0 more out of 5 stars 2, ratings/5(K).
Edwin Abbott Abbott Note: This work of mathematical fiction is recommended by Alex for literati. This is the classic example of mathematical fiction in which the author helps us to think about the meaning of "dimension" through fictional example: a visit to a world with only two spatial dimensions. 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. 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 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. The mathematical, satirical, and religious allegory Flatland by a little-known but immensely prolific Victorian English schoolmaster and theologian Edwin Abbott Abbott, was first published anonymously in England in — Abbott wrote it under the name "A Square." The unique geometrical romance which is Flatland posited a world and its inhabitants that exist in only two dimensions and forces the reader captivated by the originality of this central idea to think deeply about the meaning of. 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.
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