Flatland by Edwin Abbott Abbott
The fourth dimension, humor, satire, and logic combine into a science-fiction classic that has entertained generations.-
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e: The Story of a Number
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How to Solve It
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T. rex and the Crater of Doom
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The Nature of Space and Time
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Eye and Brain
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The Two-Mile Time Machine
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Success through Failure
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Symmetry
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Life on a Young Planet
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Primates and Philosophers
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An Imaginary Tale
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Nine Algorithms That Changed the Future
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Why Stock Markets Crash
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The Calculus Gallery
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The Serengeti Rules
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Designing the Molecular World
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The Meaning of Relativity
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The Long Thaw
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The New Science of Strong Materials
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The Eternal Darkness
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The Supernova Story
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The Mathematical Mechanic
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How to Clone a Mammoth
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Adaptation and Natural Selection
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Dr. Euler's Fabulous Formula
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Colour
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Chance and Chaos
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Polyominoes
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Infinity and the Mind
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How the Leopard Changed Its Spots
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The Causes of Evolution
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The Tower and the Bridge
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Ancient Wine
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The Enjoyment of Math
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Neuronal Man
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Extinction
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.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780691025254 |
| ISBN 10 | 0691025258 |
| Title | Flatland |
| Author | Edwin Abbott Abbott |
| Series | Princeton Science Library |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Princeton University Press |
| Year published | 1991-05-26 |
| Number of pages | 144 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |