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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 three-dimensional Spaceland, who must show the square Spaceland before he can conceive it. As more dimensions enter the scene, the story's discussion of fixed thought and the kind of inhuman action which accompanies it intensifies.

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Título Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions
Autor Edwin A. Abbott
Encuadernación Tapa blanda
Páginas 130
Volúmenes 1
Idioma ENG
Editorial Prometheus Books
Fecha de publicación June 3, 2005
Ilustrado Sí
Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
ISBN 9781591022961 / 1591022967
Peso 0.35 libras (0.16 kg)
Dimensiones 8.41 x 5.4 x 0.29 pulgadas (21.36 x 13.72 x 0.74 cm)
Nivel de lectura 1280
Temas
- Religious Orientation: Christian
- Topical: Family
Library of Congress subjects Fourth dimension
Número de catálogo de la Librería del Congreso de EEUU 2005005106
Dewey Decimal Code FIC

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Edwin A. Abbott was born in London on December 20, 1838, the son of the headmaster of the Philological School in Marylebone. Educated at the City of London School and at St. John's College in Cambridge, he received highest honors in the classics, mathematics, and theology. After graduation Abbott married and became a minister. In addition to holding positions at King Edward's School in Birmingham and at Clifton College in Bristol, he became headmaster of the City of London School in 1865--a position he held for twenty-five years. He was considered one of the greatest teachers of his era.

Abbott retired in 1889 to devote himself to his literary and theological pursuits. Although most remembered for his mathematical satire Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions, published under the pseudonym A. Square, he authored many other books. Among his many works are Shakespearean Grammar (1870); Francis Bacon: His Life and Works (1885); the anonymous theological discussion The Kernel and the Husk (1886); three anonymously published religious romances-- Philochristus (1878), Onesimus (1882), and Sitanus (1906); Philomythus (1891); The Anglican Career of Cardinal Newman (1892); St. Thomas of Canterbury, His Death and Miracles (1898); as well as "The Gospels," an article published in the ninth edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Abbott died on October 12, 1926.

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Prometheus, 6/3/2005. Paperback. Very Good. Very Good Condition - May show some limited signs of wear and may have a remainder mark. Pages and dust cover are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting.