An edition of Flatland (1884)

Flatland

A Romance of Many Dimensions by A. Square

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An edition of Flatland (1884)

Flatland

A Romance of Many Dimensions by A. Square

  • 3.9 (94 ratings) ·
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Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions, though written in 1884, is still considered useful in thinking about multiple dimensions. It is also seen as a satirical depiction of Victorian society and its hierarchies. A square, who is a resident of the two-dimensional Flatland, dreams of the one-dimensional Lineland. He attempts to convince the monarch of Lineland of the possibility of another dimension, but the monarch cannot see outside the line. The square is then visited himself by a Sphere from three-dimensional Spaceland, who must show the square Spaceland before he can conceive it. As more dimensions enter the scene, the story's discussion of fixed thought and the kind of inhuman action which accompanies it intensifies.

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Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions
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Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions
April 1991, Princeton University Press
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Flatlandia: Racconto fantastico a più dimensioni
1990, Adelphi
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Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions by A. Square
June 2, 1987, Penguin (Non-Classics)
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Flatland, by A. Square
1884, Bakhåll
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Published in
London, UK
Series
Penguin Science Fiction Classics

The Physical Object

Format
Trade Paperback
Pagination
91
Number of pages
91
Dimensions
7.7 x 5.5 x 0.3 inches
Weight
2.6 ounces

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL9301776M
Internet Archive
flatlandromanceo00abbo_3
ISBN 10
0140076158
ISBN 13
9780140076158
OCLC/WorldCat
19419794
Library Thing
8292
Goodreads
957446
Original languages
English

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