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Flatland : a romance of many dimensions /
How would a creature limited to two dimensions be able to grasp the possibility of a third? In Flatland, A Square's linear world is invaded by a Sphere bringing the gospel of the third dimension. Part geometry lesson, part social satire, the novel enlarges readers' imaginations beyond the...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
2006.
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| Colección: | Oxford world's classics.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | How would a creature limited to two dimensions be able to grasp the possibility of a third? In Flatland, A Square's linear world is invaded by a Sphere bringing the gospel of the third dimension. Part geometry lesson, part social satire, the novel enlarges readers' imaginations beyond the limits of our 'respective dimensional prejudices'. - ;'Upward, yet not Northward.'. How would a creature limited to two dimensions be able to grasp the possibility of a third? Edwin A. Abbott's droll and delightful 'romance of many dimensions' explores this conundrum in the experiences of his protagonist, A S. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xlii, 124 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9781429487207 1429487208 9780191517341 0191517348 9786610762880 6610762880 1280762888 9781280762888 |