The Planiverse: Computer Contact with a Two-Dimensional World

Dewdney, A.K.

ISBN 10: 0387989161 / ISBN 13: 9780387989167

Editore: Copernicus, New York, 2001

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Trade Paperback. Gray wrappers with orange titles. Glued binding. xxxi + 245 pages, illustrated with drawings and diagrams. 1st Copernicus edition (reprint of Poseidon 1984 original), 1st printing. CONDITION: AS NEW, binding square and tight, pages crisp and unmarked. An unread copy in perfect condition. CONTENT: The Planiverse is a classic book about life in a two-dimensional universe. A.K. Dewdney is a well-known author, and this is a well-known book, which is now brought back into print in a revised and updated edition. The book is written within the great tradition of Abbott's Flatland, and Hinton's famous Sphereland. Accessible, imaginative, clever, the book will appeal to a wide array of readers, from serious mathematicians and computer scientists, to science fiction fans. >Guaranteed secure packaging, free tracking, and no-hassle return policy. Codice articolo 002759

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Titolo: The Planiverse: Computer Contact with a ...

Casa editrice: Copernicus, New York

Data di pubblicazione: 2001

Legatura: Soft cover

Condizione: As New

Condizione sovraccoperta: No Jacket, as issued

Edizione: First Thus

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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.

Contenuti:

1 Arde.- 2 A House by the Sea.- 3 On Fiddib Har.- 4 Walking to Is Felblt.- 5 City Below Ground.- 6 The Trek.- 7 The Punizlan Institute.- 8 Traveling on the Wind.- 9 High on Dahl Radam.- 10 Drabk the Sharak of Okbra.- 11 Higher Dimensions.- Ardean Science and Technology.- Acknowledgments.