Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions/Sphereland : A Fantasy About Curved Spaces and an Expanding Universe/2 Books in 1 Volume - Brossura

Abbott, Edwin Abbott; Burger, Dionys

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0062732765 ISBN 13: 9780062732767

Casa editrice: William Morrow & Co, 1994

Riassunto

In the first work, A. Square meets a tragic fate when he dares to inform the inhabitants of his two-dimensional universe that there is a third and fourth dimension, and in the second work, an inhabitant of a two-dimensional world discovers curved surfaces.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Edwin Abbott Abbott (1838-1926) has been ranked as one of the leading scholars and theologians of the Victorian era. He received highest honors in mathematics, classics, and theology at St. John's College, Cambridge, and in 1862 began a brilliant career, during which he served as schoolmaster of some of England's outstanding schools. At the same time he distinguished himself as a scholar, and in 1889 he retired to his studies. Although Flatland, a literary jeu d'esprit, has given pleasure to thousands of readers over many generations, Abbott is best known for his scholarly works, especially his Shakespearian Grammar and his life of Francis Bacon, and for a number of theological discussions.

Product Description:

This volume contains two classic speculations on life in the fourth dimension and life in curved space. Since its publication in England a century ago, "Flatland" has provided readers with a witty satire of Victorian society and its unique insights, by analogy, into the fourth dimension. In "Sphereland", written as a sequel to Abbott's classic, the grandson of "Flatland"'s narrator is confronted with even greater dimensionality problems - curved space.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: William Morrow & Co
• Data di pubblicazione: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0062732765
• ISBN 13: 9780062732767
• Rilegatura: Paperback
• Numero di pagine: 352