Flatland by Edwin Abbott Abbott
Over a 100 years ago, the author wrote a mathematical adventure set in a 2D plane world, populated by a hierarchical society of regular geometrical figures - who think and speak and have all human emotions. A fictional guide to the concept of multiple dimensions of space, this book will be useful to those who are interested in computer graphics.
One of the most imaginative, delightful and, yes, touching works of mathematics, this slender 1884 book purports to be the memoir of ASquare, a citizen of an entirely two-dimensional world. The Washington Post Book World Flatland has remained of interest for over a century precisely because of its ability to engage its readers on so many different planes in so many different dimensions. Victorian Studies
Edwin Abbott Abbott (1838-1926), the author of more than fifty books on classics, theology, history, and Shakespeare, was headmaster of the City of London School and one of the leading educators of his time. Thomas Banchoff is professor emeritus of mathematics at Brown University and author of Beyond the Third Dimension.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780691025254 |
| ISBN 10 | 0691025258 |
| Titel | Flatland |
| Autor | Edwin Abbott Abbott |
| Serie | Princeton Science Library |
| Buchzustand | Nicht verfügbar |
| Bindungsart | Paperback |
| Verlag | Princeton University Press |
| Erscheinungsjahr | 1991-05-26 |
| Seitenanzahl | 144 |
| Hinweis auf dem Einband | Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden. |
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