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    Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions

    By Edwin Abbott Abbott and Bauer Books

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    Flatland is a mathematical essay, meant to explain a point: that higher dimensions (more than length, depth and width) may be present in our universe, but if they are, it will be nearly impossible for us to understand them.

    The story itself consists of a two dimensional world (Flatland), in which there are people of assorted shapes. These shapes live regular lives, just as we do. The protagonist (a square), is visited by a sphere, which tries to explain to him the existence of a third dimension. This proves difficult, though, because to the square in flatland, the sphere appears to be nothing more than a circle that can expand, contract, disappear and reappear.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBauer Books
    Release dateJul 23, 2021
    ISBN9788835369387
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    Edwin Abbott Abbott

    Edwin Abbott (1838–1926) was an English educator and theologian best known for his 1884 novella Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions, a forerunner of modern science fiction. 

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