An Episode of Flatland
Author : Charles Howard Hinton
Publisher :
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 20,73 MB
Release : 1907
Category : Fourth dimension
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Author : Charles Howard Hinton
Publisher :
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 20,73 MB
Release : 1907
Category : Fourth dimension
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Author : C. H. Hinton
Publisher :
Page : 181 pages
File Size : 46,80 MB
Release : 1907
Category : Fourth dimension
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Author : Charles Howard Hinton
Publisher : Literary Licensing, LLC
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 36,72 MB
Release : 2014-08-07
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ISBN : 9781498138468
This Is A New Release Of The Original 1907 Edition.
Author : Charles Howard Hinton
Publisher : Theclassics.Us
Page : 54 pages
File Size : 48,5 MB
Release : 2013-09
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ISBN : 9781230416984
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1907 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER IV A DINNER PARTY The greatest luxury with which the Unaeans surrounded themselves in their dining-rooms and banquethalls was mirrors. From the exquisitely polished line surface of these mirrors on festal occasions came, obliquely reflected, the image of one participant to another, and the throbbing ingenuousness of the visa-vis conversations in which the Unaeans attained a conspicuous eminence spread itself like a delicate bouquet, spurring each by the reflected glimpses and half-heard tones of his neighbours to explore boldly the treasures his partner's conversation had for him. Cartwright cultivated the reputation of an ostentatious and omni-collective hospitality, for it enabled him to sound and test and understand so many diverse minds and take note of all the variant phases of Unaean opinions. It is therefore as good an occasion as any other for obtaining a glimpse of the manner and customs of Unaea if we observe the guests at one of Cartwright's banquets, the more so because with Laura's turn to seriousness, and the complaisance with which her lightest wishes were treated, we may succeed in eliciting something more than the graceful expression of elegant trifles from her companions. Let us take them at random, these men and women lapped in the arms of Unaean luxury, as they conversed with one another in this scene of light and flowers and radiant beauty. Sylvester Barr, making a low obeisance, handed Julia Castle to the seat opposite him, quoting from an old poem: "From the dying rose its soul has fled And blooms above, divinely red." "Why, my rose isn't a bit withered," said Julia, looking down at the flower in her corsage, pretending not to observe the allusion to the brilliant colouring of her complexion, in which...
Author : Charles Howard Hinton
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 16,16 MB
Release : 1907
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Author : Edwin Abbott
Publisher : Broadview Press
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 39,49 MB
Release : 2009-11-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781770481299
Flatland (1884) is an influential mathematical fantasy that simultaneously provides an introduction to non-Euclidean geometry and a satire on the Victorian class structure, issues of science and faith, and the role of women. A classic of early science fiction, the novel takes place in a world of two dimensions where all the characters are geometric shapes. The narrator, A Square, is a naïve, respectable citizen who is faced with proof of the existence of three dimensions when he is visited by a sphere and is forced to see the limitations of his world. The introduction to this Broadview Edition provides context for the book’s references to Victorian culture and religion, mathematical history, and the history of philosophy. The appendices contain contemporary reviews; extracts from the work of fellow mathematical fantasy writer/mathematician Charles Hinton; Hermann von Helmboltz’s “The Axioms of Geometry” (1870); and autobiographical passages from Abbott’s The Kernel and the Husk (1886).
Author : A.K. Dewdney
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 28,44 MB
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 1461301998
A classic book about life in a two-dimensional universe, written by a well-known author. Now brought back into print in this revised and updated edition, the book is written within the great tradition of Abbott's Flatland, and Hinton's famous Sphereland. Accessible, imaginative, and clever, it will appeal to a wide array of readers, from serious mathematicians and computer scientists, to science fiction fans.
Author : Ian Stewart
Publisher : Basic Books
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 11,33 MB
Release : 2008-07-31
Category : Science
ISBN : 0786721839
Flatland is a unique, delightful satire that has charmed readers for over a century. Published in 1884 by the English clergyman and headmaster Edwin A. Abbott, it is the fanciful tale of A. Square, a two-dimensional being who is whisked away by a mysterious visitor to The Land of Three Dimensions, an experience that forever alters his worldview. Like the original, Ian Stewart's commentary takes readers on a strange and wonderful journey. With clarity and wit, Stewart illuminates Abbott's numerous Victorian references and touches on such diverse topics as ancient Babylon, Karl Marx, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, Mt. Everest, H.G. Wells, and phrenology. The Annotated Flatland makes fascinating connections between Flatland and Abbott's era, resulting in a classic to rival Abbott's own, and a book that will inspire and delight curious readers for generations to come.
Author : Charles Howard Hinton
Publisher :
Page : 181 pages
File Size : 23,83 MB
Release : 1907
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Author : Edwin A. Abbott
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 35,39 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0521769884
A fully annotated edition of Abbott's classic Flatland, with notes and commentary putting it in its historical and mathematical context.