Flatland
Edwin Abbott Abbott
- Bindwijze: Paperback
- Taal: en
- Categorie: Literatuur & Romans
- ISBN: 9780486272634
- Review:
A Romance of Many Dimensions
Inhoud
| Taal: | en |
| Bindwijze: | Paperback |
| Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: | 14 december 1992 |
| Aantal pagina's: | 96 |
| Illustraties: | Nee |
Betrokkenen
| Hoofdauteur: | Edwin Abbott Abbott |
| Tweede Auteur: | Edwin Abbott |
| Co Auteur: | Jeffrey Travis |
| Hoofdillustrator: | Adam Di Angelo |
| Tweede Illustrator: | Edwin Abbott Abbott |
| Hoofdredacteur: | Jv Editors |
| Hoofdredacteur: | Jv Editors |
Vertaling
| Originele titel: | Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions |
Overige kenmerken
| Editie: | New edition |
| Extra groot lettertype: | Nee |
| Gewicht: | 77 g |
| Product breedte: | 130 mm |
| Product hoogte: | 13 mm |
| Product lengte: | 208 mm |
| Studieboek: | Ja |
| Verpakking breedte: | 121 mm |
| Verpakking hoogte: | 12 mm |
| Verpakking lengte: | 123 mm |
Overige kenmerken
| Editie: | New edition |
| Extra groot lettertype: | Nee |
| Gewicht: | 77 g |
| Product breedte: | 130 mm |
| Product hoogte: | 13 mm |
| Product lengte: | 208 mm |
| Studieboek: | Ja |
| Verpakking breedte: | 121 mm |
| Verpakking hoogte: | 12 mm |
| Verpakking lengte: | 123 mm |
Samenvatting
This masterpiece of science (and mathematical) fiction is a delightfully unique and highly entertaining satire that has charmed readers for more than 100 years. The work of English clergyman, educator and Shakespearean scholar Edwin A. Abbott (1838-1926), it describes the journeys of A. Square, a mathematician and resident of the two-dimensional Flatland, where women-thin, straight lines-are the lowliest of shapes, and where men may have any number of sides, depending on their social status.
Through strange occurrences that bring him into contact with a host of geometric forms, Square has adventures in Spaceland (three dimensions), Lineland (one dimension) and Pointland (no dimensions) and ultimately entertains thoughts of visiting a land of four dimensionsΒa revolutionary idea for which he is returned to his two-dimensional world. Charmingly illustrated by the author, Flatland is not only fascinating reading, it is still a first-rate fictional introduction to the concept of the multiple dimensions of space. "Instructive, entertaining, and stimulating to the imagination." Β Mathematics Teacher.
Through strange occurrences that bring him into contact with a host of geometric forms, Square has adventures in Spaceland (three dimensions), Lineland (one dimension) and Pointland (no dimensions) and ultimately entertains thoughts of visiting a land of four dimensionsΒa revolutionary idea for which he is returned to his two-dimensional world. Charmingly illustrated by the author, Flatland is not only fascinating reading, it is still a first-rate fictional introduction to the concept of the multiple dimensions of space. "Instructive, entertaining, and stimulating to the imagination." Β Mathematics Teacher.