Flatland

Released on 2012-02-29 by Edwin A. Abbott
Flatland

Author: Edwin A. Abbott

Publisher: Courier Corporation

ISBN: 9780486110530

Category: Fiction

Page: 96

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Classic of science (and mathematical) fiction — charmingly illustrated by the author — describes the adventures of A. Square, a resident of Flatland, in Spaceland (three dimensions), Lineland (one dimension), and Pointland (no dimensions).

Flatland
Language: en
Pages: 96

Flatland

Authors: Edwin A. Abbott
Categories: Fiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-02-29 - Publisher: Courier Corporation

Classic of science (and mathematical) fiction — charmingly illustrated by the author — describes the adventures of A. Square, a resident of Flatland, in Spaceland (three dimensions), Lineland (one dimension), and Pointland (no dimensions).
Flatland
Language: en
Pages: 102

Flatland

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Categories: Fiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 1950 - Publisher:

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Narrated by A. Square, Flatland is Edwin A. Abbott's delightful mathematical fantasy about life in a two-dimensional world. All existence is limited to length and breadth in Flatland, its inhabitants unable even to imagine a third dimension. Abbott's amiable narrator provides an overview of this fantastic world--its physics and metaphysics,
Flatland
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Pages: 103

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Type: BOOK - Published: 1952 - Publisher:

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