Edwin A. Abbott: Flatland | Taschenbuch

Cover: 9789354995125 | Flatland | A Romance of Many Dimensions (General Press) | Abbott

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'Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions' is one of the most original pieces of fiction ever written by Edwin A. Abbott, an English theologian, clergyman, educator, and Shakespearean scholar. This is a satirical mathematical novella that also examines English society during the Victorian era.
It describes the journeys of A. Square, a mathematician, and resident of the two-dimensional Flatland, where women-thin, straight lines are the lowliest of shapes, and where men may have any number of sides, depending on their social status. Through strange occurrences that bring him into contact with a host of geometric forms, Square has adventures in Spaceland (three dimensions), Lineland (one dimension), and Pointland (no dimensions) and ultimately entertains thoughts of visiting a land of four dimensions-a revolutionary idea for which he is returned to his two-dimensional world.
Charmingly illustrated by the author, Flatland is not only fascinating reading; it is still a first-rate fictional introduction to the concept of the multiple dimensions of space.

Über den Autor

Edwin A. Abbott (1838-1926) was headmaster at City of London School. He was Hulsean Lecturer at Cambridge in 1876 and Select Preacher at Oxford in the succeeding year. He retired in 1889, devoting himself to literary and theological pursuits. Dr. Abbott's liberal inclinations in theology were prominent both in his educational views and in his books. His 'Shakespearean Grammar' (1870) is a permanent contribution to English philology. In 1885 he published a life of Francis Bacon.

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2022
Genre:	Importe , Science Fiction & Fantasy
Rubrik:	Belletristik
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13:	9789354995125
ISBN-10:	9354995128
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Abbott, Edwin A.
Hersteller:	General Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	203 x 133 x 8 mm
Von/Mit:	Edwin A. Abbott
Erscheinungsdatum:	15.12.2022
Gewicht:	0,164 kg