Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions - 9781977724991

Full text. This masterpiece of science (and mathematical) fiction is a delightfully unique and highly entertaining satire. A work that continues to pose provocative questions about perception and reality, Flatland is a brilliant parody of Victorian society where all existence is limited to length and breadth - its inhabitants unable even to imagine a third dimension. The amiable narrator, A Square, provides an overview of this fantastic world - its physics and metaphysics, its history, customs and religious beliefs. But when a strange visitor mysteriously appears and transports the incredulous Flatlander to the Land of Three Dimensions, his world view is forever shattered. Written more than a century ago, Flatland conceals within its brilliant parody of Victorian society speculations about the universe that resonate in Einstein's theory of relativity as well as the current 'string-theory' of nature.

• • Author: Edwin Abbott
• • Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• • Publication Date: Sep 27, 2017
• • Number of Pages: 172 pages
• • Language: English
• • Binding: Paperback
• • ISBN-10: 197772499X
• • ISBN-13: 9781977724991