Flatland /
"Flatland, Edwin Abbott Abbott's story of a two-dimensional universe, as told by one of its inhabitants who is introduced to the mysteries of three-dimensional space, has enjoyed an enduring popularity from the time of its publication in 1884. This fully annotated edition enables the moder...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge ; New York : Washington, D.C. :
Cambridge University Press ; Mathematical Association of America,
2010.
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| Summary: | "Flatland, Edwin Abbott Abbott's story of a two-dimensional universe, as told by one of its inhabitants who is introduced to the mysteries of three-dimensional space, has enjoyed an enduring popularity from the time of its publication in 1884. This fully annotated edition enables the modern day reader to understand and appreciate the many "dimensions" of this classic satire with commentary on language and literary style, including numerous definitions of obscure words and an appendix on Abbott's life and work. Historical commentary, writings by Plato and Aristotle, and citations from Abbott's other writings work together to show how this tale relates to Abbott's views of society in late-Victorian England and classical Greece. Approaching the book from a mathematical stance, additional notes and illustrations enhance the usefulness of Flatland as an elementary introduction to higher-dimensional geometry."--BOOK JACKET. |
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| Physical Description: | ix, 294 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-276) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9780521759946 (pbk.) 0521759943 9780521769884 (hardback) 0521769884 (hardback) |