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Abbott, Edwin

 
9781640320833: Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions

Synopsis


Unabridged , illustrated value reproduction of Flatland by Edwin Abbott, in this affordably printed volume, is a book that belongs on everyone’s shelf. 
Published originally in 1884, Abbott’s novella was a social commentary told through mathematical a framework. With Einstein’s 1915 publication of the Theory of Relativity, Flatland became popular as a prophet of four dimensions.
This Value Classic Reprint provides a slim volume with full text and illustrations of this timeless classic at an affordable price.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I  THIS WORLD        4 § 1.—OF THE NATURE OF FLATLAND.      4 § 2.—OF THE CLIMATE AND HOUSES IN FLATLAND.          5 § 3.—CONCERNING THE INHABITANTS OF FLATLAND.    6 § 4.—CONCERNING THE WOMEN.           8 § 5.—OF OUR METHODS OF RECOGNIZING ONE ANOTHER.         10 § 6.—OF RECOGNITION BY SIGHT.           12 § 7.—OF IRREGULAR FIGURES.  14 § 8.—OF THE ANCIENT PRACTICE OF PAINTING.                16 § 9.—OF THE UNIVERSAL COLOR BILL.    17 § 10.—OF THE SUPPRESSION OF THE CHROMATIC SEDITION.      19 § 11.—CONCERNING OUR PRIESTS.         21 § 12.—OF THE DOCTRINE OF OUR PRIESTS.          22 PART II OTHER WORLDS                25 § 13.—HOW I HAD A ION OF LINELAND.

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