Flatland

Flatland

by Edwin A. Abbott

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Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions, though written in 1884, 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. He attempts to convince the monarch of Lineland of the possibility of another dimension, but the monarch cannot see outside the line. The square is then visited himself by a Sphere from

ISBN: 9786059692168

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Neil deGrasse Tyson

Neil deGrasse Tyson

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"The challenges and joys of 2D living: "Flatland" (1884) by Edwin A. Abbott & "The Planiverse" (1984) by Alexander K. Dewdney"

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