Edwin Abbott

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Flatlandia fu scritto nel 1888 da Edwin Abbott Abbott. Il racconto, fantastico, racconta la vita di un abitante di un ipotetico universo bidimensionale che entra in contatto con l'abitante di un universo tridimensionale. un racconto che affronta da un punto di vista della matematica e della geometria il tema della multidimensionalit dell'universo. Ad una prima parte, in cui si descrive un mondo dalle vedute limitate e allusivo all'epoca vittoriana, segue una seconda parte in cui la mente del protagonista viene aperta e illuminata da un intervento superiore. Cos anche la mente del lettore si apre agli interrogativi sulla quarta, quinta, sesta dimensione, e oltre...

Full text.This masterpiece of science (and mathematical) fiction is a delightfully unique and highly entertaining satire. A work that continues to pose provocative questions about perception and reality, Flatland is a brilliant parody of Victorian society where all existence is limited to length and breadth - its inhabitants unable even to imagine a third dimension. The amiable narrator, A Square, provides an overview of this fantastic world - its physics and metaphysics, its history, customs and religious beliefs. But when a strange visitor mysteriously appears and transports the incredulous Flatlander to the Land of Three Dimensions, his world view is forever shattered.Written more than a century ago, Flatland conceals within its brilliant parody of Victorian society speculations about the universe that resonate in Einstein's theory of relativity as well as the current 'string-theory' of nature.

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As a satire, Flatland offered pointed observations on the social hierarchy of Victorian culture. However, the novella's more enduring contribution is its examination of dimensions; in a foreword to one of the many publications of the novella, noted science writer Isaac Asimov described Flatland as "The best introduction one can find into the manner of perceiving dimensions." As such, the novella is still popular amongst mathematics, physics and computer science students.

A 'romance of many dimensions' that has fascinated generations of readers with its clever blend of social satire and mathematical theory, the Penguin Classics edition of Edwin A. Abbott's Flatland introduction by Alan Lightman.A work that continues to pose provocative questions about perception and reality, Flatland is a brilliant parody of Victorian society where all existence is limited to length and breadth - its inhabitants unable even to imagine a third dimension. The amiable narrator, A Square, provides an overview of this fantastic world - its physics and metaphysics, its history, customs and religious beliefs. But when a strange visitor mysteriously appears and transports the incredulous Flatlander to the Land of Three Dimensions, his world view is forever shattered.Written more than a century ago, Flatland conceals within its brilliant parody of Victorian society speculations about the universe that resonate in Einstein's theory of relativity as well as the current 'string-theory' of nature.Edwin A. Abbott (1838-1926) was a leading scholar and theologian of the Victorian era.If you enjoyed Flatland you may like H.G. Wells's The Sleeper Awakes, also available in Penguin Classics.

Unabridged, illustrated value reproduction of Flatland by Edwin Abbott, in this affordably printed volume, is a book that belongs on everyone's shelf. Published originally in 1884, Abbott's novella was a social commentary told through mathematical a framework. With Einstein's 1915 publication of the Theory of Relativity, Flatland became popular as a prophet of four dimensions.This Value Classic Reprint provides a slim volume with full text and illustrations of this timeless classic at an affordable price.TABLE OF CONTENTSPART I THIS WORLD 4 1.--OF THE NATURE OF FLATLAND. 4 2.--OF THE CLIMATE AND HOUSES IN FLATLAND. 5 3.--CONCERNING THE INHABITANTS OF FLATLAND. 6 4.--CONCERNING THE WOMEN. 8 5.--OF OUR METHODS OF RECOGNIZING ONE ANOTHER. 10 6.--OF RECOGNITION BY SIGHT. 12 7.--OF IRREGULAR FIGURES. 14 8.--OF THE ANCIENT PRACTICE OF PAINTING. 16 9.--OF THE UNIVERSAL COLOR BILL. 17 10.--OF THE SUPPRESSION OF THE CHROMATIC SEDITION. 19 11.--CONCERNING OUR PRIESTS. 21 12.--OF THE DOCTRINE OF OUR PRIESTS. 22 PART II OTHER WORLDS 25 13.--HOW I HAD A VISION OF LINELAND. 25 14.--HOW I VAINLY TRIED TO EXPLAIN THE NATURE OF FLATLAND. 27 15.--CONCERNING A STRANGER FROM SPACELAND. 29 16.--HOW THE STRANGER VAINLY ENDEAVORED TO REVEAL TO ME IN WORDS THE MYSTERIES OF SPACELAND. 31 17.--HOW THE SPHERE, HAVING IN VAIN TRIED WORDS, RESORTED TO DEEDS. 34 18.--HOW I CAME TO SPACELAND, AND WHAT I SAW THERE. 35 19.--HOW, THOUGH THE SPHERE SHOWED ME OTHER MYSTERIES OF SPACELAND, I STILL DESIRED MORE; AND WHAT CAME OF IT. 38 20.--HOW THE SPHERE ENCOURAGED ME IN A VISION. 41 21.--HOW I TRIED TO TEACH THE THEORY OF THREE DIMENSIONS TO MY GRANDSON, AND WITH WHAT SUCCESS. 42 22.--HOW I THEN TRIED TO DIFFUSE THE THEORY OF THREE DIMENSIONS BY OTHER MEANS, AND OF THE RESULT. 43

Unabridged, illustrated value reproduction of Flatland by Edwin Abbott, in this affordably printed volume, is a book that belongs on everyone's shelf. Published originally in 1884, Abbott's novella was a social commentary told through mathematical a framework. With Einstein's 1915 publication of the Theory of Relativity, Flatland became popular as a prophet of four dimensions.This Value Classic Reprint provides a slim volume with full text and illustrations of this timeless classic at an affordable price.TABLE OF CONTENTSPART I THIS WORLD 4 1.--OF THE NATURE OF FLATLAND. 4 2.--OF THE CLIMATE AND HOUSES IN FLATLAND. 5 3.--CONCERNING THE INHABITANTS OF FLATLAND. 6 4.--CONCERNING THE WOMEN. 8 5.--OF OUR METHODS OF RECOGNIZING ONE ANOTHER. 10 6.--OF RECOGNITION BY SIGHT. 12 7.--OF IRREGULAR FIGURES. 14 8.--OF THE ANCIENT PRACTICE OF PAINTING. 16 9.--OF THE UNIVERSAL COLOR BILL. 17 10.--OF THE SUPPRESSION OF THE CHROMATIC SEDITION. 19 11.--CONCERNING OUR PRIESTS. 21 12.--OF THE DOCTRINE OF OUR PRIESTS. 22 PART II OTHER WORLDS 25 13.--HOW I HAD A VISION OF LINELAND. 25 14.--HOW I VAINLY TRIED TO EXPLAIN THE NATURE OF FLATLAND. 27 15.--CONCERNING A STRANGER FROM SPACELAND. 29 16.--HOW THE STRANGER VAINLY ENDEAVORED TO REVEAL TO ME IN WORDS THE MYSTERIES OF SPACELAND. 31 17.--HOW THE SPHERE, HAVING IN VAIN TRIED WORDS, RESORTED TO DEEDS. 34 18.--HOW I CAME TO SPACELAND, AND WHAT I SAW THERE. 35 19.--HOW, THOUGH THE SPHERE SHOWED ME OTHER MYSTERIES OF SPACELAND, I STILL DESIRED MORE; AND WHAT CAME OF IT. 38 20.--HOW THE SPHERE ENCOURAGED ME IN A VISION. 41 21.--HOW I TRIED TO TEACH THE THEORY OF THREE DIMENSIONS TO MY GRANDSON, AND WITH WHAT SUCCESS. 42 22.--HOW I THEN TRIED TO DIFFUSE THE THEORY OF THREE DIMENSIONS BY OTHER MEANS, AND OF THE RESULT. 43