Cargando…

Flatland : a Romance of Many Dimensions.

In 1884, Edwin Abbott Abbott wrote a mathematical adventure set in a two-dimensional plane world, populated by a hierarchical society of regular geometrical figures-who think and speak and have all too human emotions. Since then Flatland has fascinated generations of readers, becoming a perennial sc...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Abbott, Edwin Abbott, 1838-1926
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, 1991.
Colección:Princeton science library.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo

MARC

LEADER 00000cam a2200000 i 4500
001 JSTOR_ocn900605986
003 OCoLC
005 20231005004200.0
006 m o d
007 cr cnu|||unuuu
008 150122r19911953nju o 000 1 eng d
040 |a N$T  |b eng  |e rda  |e pn  |c N$T  |d N$T  |d E7B  |d OCLCF  |d YDXCP  |d EBLCP  |d DEBSZ  |d OCLCO  |d JSTOR  |d OCLCO  |d UMI  |d OCLCO  |d TOH  |d OCLCO  |d STF  |d COO  |d DEBBG  |d IDB  |d YDX  |d VT2  |d MERUC  |d OCLCQ  |d OCLCA  |d IOG  |d DEGRU  |d EZ9  |d CEF  |d KSU  |d OCLCQ  |d TXC  |d OCLCQ  |d LVT  |d UAB  |d U3W  |d OCLCQ  |d U9X  |d BRF  |d UX1  |d UKQUB  |d IEEEE  |d OCLCO  |d S2H  |d OCLCO  |d OCLCQ  |d OCLCO 
016 7 |a 017018911  |2 Uk 
019 |a 902418908  |a 958874844  |a 959328277  |a 961876908  |a 962770131  |a 964842028  |a 984682228  |a 1044493100  |a 1056529180  |a 1060851821  |a 1075546099  |a 1083301890  |a 1154237664  |a 1175620995  |a 1258616925 
020 |a 9781400866649  |q (electronic bk.) 
020 |a 1400866642  |q (electronic bk.) 
020 |a 0691025258 
020 |a 9780691025254 
020 |a 9780486110530 
020 |a 0486110532 
020 |z 9780691165554ü9780691123660 
020 |z 9780691165554 
020 |z 0691165556 
024 7 |a 10.1515/9781400866649  |2 doi 
029 1 |a AU@  |b 000059223118 
029 1 |a DEBBG  |b BV043617091 
029 1 |a DEBBG  |b BV043970067 
029 1 |a DEBSZ  |b 428543448 
029 1 |a DEBSZ  |b 485805995 
029 1 |a GBVCP  |b 1003802516 
029 1 |a GBVCP  |b 882759701 
035 |a (OCoLC)900605986  |z (OCoLC)902418908  |z (OCoLC)958874844  |z (OCoLC)959328277  |z (OCoLC)961876908  |z (OCoLC)962770131  |z (OCoLC)964842028  |z (OCoLC)984682228  |z (OCoLC)1044493100  |z (OCoLC)1056529180  |z (OCoLC)1060851821  |z (OCoLC)1075546099  |z (OCoLC)1083301890  |z (OCoLC)1154237664  |z (OCoLC)1175620995  |z (OCoLC)1258616925 
037 |a 22573/ctt1d11xdx  |b JSTOR 
037 |a 9452447  |b IEEE 
050 4 |a QA699 
072 7 |a FIC  |x 000000  |2 bisacsh 
072 7 |a MAT025000  |2 bisacsh 
082 0 4 |a 823.8  |2 23 
049 |a UAMI 
100 1 |a Abbott, Edwin Abbott,  |d 1838-1926. 
245 1 0 |a Flatland :  |b a Romance of Many Dimensions. 
264 1 |a Princeton, NJ :  |b Princeton University Press,  |c 1991. 
264 4 |c ©1991 
300 |a 1 online resource 
336 |a text  |b txt  |2 rdacontent 
337 |a computer  |b c  |2 rdamedia 
338 |a online resource  |b cr  |2 rdacarrier 
347 |a text file 
347 |b PDF 
380 |a Fiction 
490 1 |a Princeton science library 
500 |a Reprint. Originally published: 6th ed. New York : Dover Publications, 1953. 
588 0 |a Vendor-supplied metadata. 
505 0 |a Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; CONTENTS; PREFACE TO THE SECOND AND REVISED EDITION; INTRODUCTION; Part I This World; 1 Of the Nature of Flatland; 2 Of the Climate and Houses in Flatland; 3 Concerning the Inhabitants of Flatland ; 4 Concerning the Women ; 5 Of our Methods of Recognizing one another; 6 Of Recognition by Sight; 7 Concerning Irregular Figures; 8 Of the Ancient Practice of Painting; 9 Of the Universal Colour Bill; 10 Of the Suppression of the Chromatic Sedition; 11 Concerning our Priests; 12 Of the Doctrine of our Priests ; Part II Other Worlds. 
505 8 |a 13 How I had a Vision of Lineland14 How in my Vision I endeavoured to explain the nature of Flatland, but could not; 15 Concerning a Stranger from Spaceland; 16 How the Stranger vainly endeavoured to reveal to me in words the mysteries of Spaceland; 17 How the Sphere, having in vain tried words, resorted to deeds; 18 How I came to Spaceland and what I saw there; 19 How, though the Sphere showed me other mysteries of Spaceland, I still desired more; and what came of it; 20 How the Sphere encouraged me in a Vision. 
520 |a In 1884, Edwin Abbott Abbott wrote a mathematical adventure set in a two-dimensional plane world, populated by a hierarchical society of regular geometrical figures-who think and speak and have all too human emotions. Since then Flatland has fascinated generations of readers, becoming a perennial science-fiction favorite. By imagining the contact of beings from different dimensions, the author fully exploited the power of the analogy between the limitations of humans and those of his two-dimensional characters. A first-rate fictional guide to the concept of multiple dimensions of space, th. 
546 |a In English. 
590 |a JSTOR  |b Books at JSTOR All Purchased 
590 |a JSTOR  |b Books at JSTOR Evidence Based Acquisitions 
590 |a JSTOR  |b Books at JSTOR Demand Driven Acquisitions (DDA) 
650 0 |a Fourth dimension. 
650 0 |a Spiritual life  |v Fiction. 
650 0 |a Spirituality  |v Fiction. 
650 6 |a Quatrième dimension. 
650 6 |a Vie spirituelle  |v Romans, nouvelles, etc. 
650 6 |a Spiritualité  |v Romans, nouvelles, etc. 
650 7 |a FICTION  |x General.  |2 bisacsh 
650 7 |a MATHEMATICS  |x Recreations & Games.  |2 bisacsh 
650 7 |a Fourth dimension  |2 fast 
650 7 |a Spiritual life  |2 fast 
650 7 |a Spirituality  |2 fast 
655 7 |a Fiction  |2 fast 
776 0 8 |i Print version:  |a Abbott, Edwin Abbott.  |t Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions.  |d Princeton : Princeton University Press, ©2015  |z 9780691123660 
830 0 |a Princeton science library. 
856 4 0 |u https://jstor.uam.elogim.com/stable/10.2307/j.ctt1d2dmff  |z Texto completo 
938 |a De Gruyter  |b DEGR  |n 9781400866649 
938 |a ProQuest Ebook Central  |b EBLB  |n EBL1912989 
938 |a ebrary  |b EBRY  |n ebr11009917 
938 |a EBSCOhost  |b EBSC  |n 936707 
938 |a YBP Library Services  |b YANK  |n 12253275 
994 |a 92  |b IZTAP