Flatland : a romance of many dimensions /

How would a creature limited to two dimensions be able to grasp the possibility of a third? In Flatland, A Square's linear world is invaded by a Sphere bringing the gospel of the third dimension. Part geometry lesson, part social satire, the novel enlarges readers' imaginations beyond the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Abbott, Edwin Abbott, 1838-1926 (Author)
Other Authors:	Jann, Rosemary, 1949- (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2020.
Series:	Oxford world's classics.
Subjects:	Electronic books. Science fiction.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	How would a creature limited to two dimensions be able to grasp the possibility of a third? In Flatland, A Square's linear world is invaded by a Sphere bringing the gospel of the third dimension. Part geometry lesson, part social satire, the novel enlarges readers' imaginations beyond the limits of our 'respective dimensional prejudices'.
Item Description:	Previously issued in print: 2006.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (xlii, 124 pages) : illustrations (black and white).
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:	9780191921049 (ebook) :
DOI:	10.1093/owc/9780199537501.001.0001