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Unless you're a mathematician, the chances of you reading any novels about geometry are probably slender. But if you read only two in your life, these are the ones. Taken together, they form a couple of accessible and charming explanations of geometry and physics for the curious non-mathematician. Flatland, which is also available under separate cover, was published in 1880 and imagines a two-dimensional world inhabited by sentient geometric shapes who think their planar world is all there is. But one Flatlander, a Square, discovers the existence of a third dimension and the limits of his world's assumptions about reality and comes to understand the confusing problem of higher dimensions. The book is also quite a funny satire on society and class distinctions of Victorian England. The further mathematical fantasy, Sphereland, published 60 years later, revisits the world of Flatland in time to explore the mind-bending theories created by Albert Einstein, whose work so completely altered the scientific understanding of space, time, and matter. Among Einstein's many challenges to common sense were the ideas of curved space, an expanding universe and the fact that light does not travel in a straight line. Without use of the mathematical formulae that bar most non-scientists from an understanding of Einstein's theories, Sphereland gives lay readers ways to start comprehending these confusing but fundamental questions of our reality.
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A century-old classic of British letters that charmed and fascinated generations of readers with its witty satire of Victorian society and its unique insights, by analogy, into the fourth dimension.
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I call our world Flatland, not because we call it so, but to make its nature clearer to you, my happy readers, who are privileged to live in Space. Lesen Sie die erste Seite
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Flatland is one of my favorite books of all time. It's one of those stories I've been searching for all my life... A tale of multiple dimensions, written with captivating style. Dionys Burger's sequel lacks Abbot's elegance and sense of adventure, and seems lackluster compared to the original. "Out of your plane you go! Once, twice, thrice! 'Tis done!" Flatland is a fabulous realm, and I only regret that I cannot draw illustrations for it... They'd look like mere diagrams from a geometry text!
I am 17, and I thought that these books opened doors to a new way of thinking for me. It is very likely that anyone who didn't like these books simply did not understand them. Yes, the language was very wordy compared to modern literature, but no more difficult to understand than *Sherlock Homes* or Charles Dickens. I recomend this book to anyone who is scared of physics or simply wants too expand their mind.
Flatland the book is about many intelligent geometrical creatures who think 2 dimensions is all there is until one day a square starts thinking otherwise. Learn what is would be like to live in 2 dimensions and try to fill in the holes
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A great biblical analogy for Christ's existence in our world
Jesus' time in our world could be compared to the flatland story. What he was able to do in terms of miracles could be compared to what "A Sphere" was able to do in... Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 14. März 1999 veröffentlicht
These stories could be the begining of a journey of thought.
I am only 17 and I read both of these books and understood every word of it. Not to say that the things covered in these two books are easy to see or comprehend but the authors did... Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 13. März 1999 von Bob Ellis (redphreak@rocketmail.com)
A great read
This book introduced me to the amazingly interesting possibilaty of a fourth dimension, or even an infinite number of dimensions, and the way the material was presented (by a story... Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 14. Dezember 1998 veröffentlicht
Two very different books make an interesting combination.
"Flatland" is a clever satire about the society of the previous century and much of the biting humor is still applicable in today's society. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 3. September 1997 veröffentlicht
Fun fun fun
One of the best geometry books I have ever read. And a good scifi book too. Before you read this book however, you must understand that the person who wrote this book was a 19th... Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 28. Juni 1997 veröffentlicht
An aging classic
Once a classic of imagination, but now an outdated, tedious read, it is at least short. Read it if you have to in college (if you happen to major in Computer Science or Math)
Am 3. Juni 1997 veröffentlicht
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