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The Anglican Career of Cardinal Newman
Edwin A. Abbott
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
2018
nidottu
The Anglican Career of Cardinal Newman is a reprint of the original edition of 1892
Flatland - Eine phantastische Geschichte über viele Dimensionen
Edwin A. Abbott
Bautz, Traugott
2012
nidottu
"Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions" is a satirical novella written through Edwin A. Abbott. This resourceful and notion-provoking work is a traditional of science fiction and mathematics, known for its clever exploration of higher dimensions and social remark. Set in the fictional -dimensional world of Flatland, the story is narrated by using A Square, a decent citizen and mathematician. In this flat universe, people' shapes decide their social status, with ladies as easy line segments and men as polygons. The society strictly adheres to its geometric hierarchy until A Square encounters a being from the 0.33 dimension, a Sphere. This come upon demanding situations A Square's information of reality and opens his eyes to the life of higher dimensions. Abbott makes use of Flatland as an allegory to satirize Victorian society, its inflexible magnificence shape, and the restrictions of perspective. Through A Square's journey of enlightenment, the novella explores the limitations of human notion and the resistance to new ideas. "Flatland" now not best offers a clever exploration of geometry and spatial dimensions but also serves as a remark at the societal constraints and prejudices of Abbott's time. It encourages readers to question their own views and preconceptions, highlighting the significance of open-mindedness and the pursuit of knowledge.
Flatland är en kvick blandning av satir och vetenskap, berättad av A Kvadrat, en tvådimensionell varelse som lever i en strikt hierarkisk värld av geometriska figurer. När en mystisk Sfär från den tredje dimensionen besöker honom och avslöjar begreppet djup, öppnas A Kvadrats sinne för verkligheter bortom hans egen – men hans samhälle vägrar att tro honom. Genom denna fantasifulla berättelse avslöjar Abbott lekfullt gränserna för mänsklig perception och trångsyntheten i social och intellektuell konformitet.
Flatland (Barnes & Noble Library of Essential Reading)
Edwin A. Abbott
Barnes Noble Inc
2004
pokkari
Through the eyes of its narrator A Square, this novel implicitly satirizes a Victorian society in the grips of extraordinarily rapid change.