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9780451518415

Flatland

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  • ISBN13:

    9780451518415

  • ISBN10:

    0451518411

  • Format: Nonspecific Binding
  • Copyright: 2013-03-07
  • Publisher: Simon & Schuster
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Summary

Classic of science (and mathematical) fiction charmingly illustrated by the author describes the adventures of A. Square, a resident of Flatland, in Spaceland (three dimensions), Lineland (one dimension) and Pointland (no dimensions).

Table of Contents

Limitationsp. ix
Introductionp. xv
Preface to the Second and Revised Edition, 1884, by the Editorp. xix
This World
Of the Nature of Flatlandp. 1
Of the Climate and Houses in Flatlandp. 4
Concerning the Inhabitants of Flatlandp. 7
Concerning the Womenp. 11
Of Our Methods of Recognizing One Anotherp. 18
Of Recognition by Sightp. 24
Concerning Irregular Figuresp. 31
Of the Ancient Practice of Paintingp. 36
Of the Universal Colour Billp. 39
Of the Suppression of the Chromatic Seditionp. 44
Concerning Our Priestsp. 50
Of the Doctrine of Our Priestsp. 53
Other Worlds
How I Had a Vision of Linelandp. 61
How I Vainly Tried to Explain the Nature of Flatlandp. 67
Concerning a Strange from Spacelandp. 74
How the Stranger Vainly Endeavoured to Reveal to Me in Words the Mysteries of Spacelandp. 78
How the Sphere, Having in Vain Tried Words, Resorted to Deedsp. 89
How I Came to Spaceland, and What I Saw Therep. 92
How, Though the Sphere Shewed Me Other Mysteries of Spaceland, I Still Desired More; and What Came of Itp. 98
How the Sphere Encouraged Me in a Visionp. 107
How I Tried to Teach the Theory of Three Dimensions to My Grandson, and with What Successp. 111
How I Then Tried to Diffuse the Theory of Three Dimensions by Other Means, and of the Resultp. 115
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