As a satire, Flatland offered pointed observations on the social hierarchy of Victorian culture. However, the novellaâs more enduring contribution is its examination of dimensions; in a foreword to one of the many publications of the...
First published in 1884, "Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensionsâ is English schoolmaster Edwin Abbottâs classic work of science fiction. With the use of a geometric theme, Abbott weaves the fascinating tale of...
Flatland is one of the very few novels about math and philosophy that can appeal to almost any layperson. Published in 1880, this short fantasy takes us to a completely flat world of two physical dimensions where all the inhabitants are geometric shapes,...
Flatland was first published in 1884 and is a unique combination of satirical comment on Victorian society and mathematical exploration of geometry and the first through fourth dimensions. Though not as well-known as Jonathan Swiftâs...
In 1884, Edwin Abbott Abbott wrote a mathematical adventure set in a two-dimensional plane world, populated by a hierarchical society of regular geometrical figures-who think and speak and have all too human emotions. Since then Flatland has fascinated...