Edwin A Abbott
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Edwin Abbott Abbott (1838-1926), the author of more than fifty books on classics, theology, history, and Shakespeare, was headmaster of the City of London School and one of the leading educators of his time. Thomas Banchoff is professor emeritus of mathematics at Brown University and author of Beyond the Third Dimension.
In 1884, Edwin Abbott Abbott wrote a mathematical adventure set in a two-dimensional plane world, populated by a hierarchical...
2) Flatland
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This masterpiece of science (and mathematical) fiction is a delightfully unique and highly entertaining satire that has charmed readers for more than 100 years. The work of English clergyman, educator, and Shakespearean scholar Edwin A. Abbott (1838-1926), it describes the journeys of A. Square, a mathematician and resident of the two-dimensional Flatland, where women are thin, straight lines; and where men may have any number of sides, depending...
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Abbott's best-known work is his 1884 novella Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions which describes a two-dimensional world and explores the nature of dimensions. It has often been categorized as science fiction although it could more precisely be called "mathematical fiction". With the advent of modern science fiction from the 1950s to the present day, Flatland has seen a revival in popularity, especially among science fiction and cyberpunk fans....
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The Complete Works of Edwin Abbott Abbott
This Complete Collection includes the following titles:
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1 - Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions
2 - How to Write Clearly: Rules and Exercises on English Composition
3 - Flatland
4 - Philochristus: Memoirs of a Disciple of the Lord
5 - Onesimus
6 - The Kernel and the Husk: Letters on Spiritual Christianity
7 - Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions
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Descubre el mundo fascinante de "Flatland", el clásico de la literatura escrita por Edwin A. Abbott en 1884. En esta novela satírica, Abbott crea un universo plano donde las figuras geométricas planas viven y se relacionan en una sociedad estructurada y rígida.
A través de los ojos del protagonista, un cuadrado, exploramos el mundo bidimensional de Flatland y las dimensiones superiores. Abbott utiliza esta exploración para cuestionar la rigidez...
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Dans un monde o les dimensions fusionnent dans une danse cosmique, se trouve un joyau littéraire qui défie les barrières de l'imagination : "Flatland : Une romance aux multiples dimensions". Plongez dans un voyage captivant dans un monde plat, o les figures géométriques prennent vie avec une intensité saisissante.
Au fil des pages de ce chef-d'œuvre du génie créatif d'Edwin A. Abbott, vous découvrirez un univers insondable, mélange de...
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Hace poco más de 130 años, apareció en Londres la primera edición de "Flatland: A Romance in Many Dimensions" (traducida aquí como "Tierraplana: Una novela en varias dimensiones"), la cual, aunque su verdadero autor es Edwin Abbott Abbott, estaba firmada con el pseudónimo A. Square (traducido aquí como Aal Cuadrado). Desde 1884 hasta la fecha, esta breve novela ha causado gran entusiasmo en un grupo sumamente diverso de lectores, debido a su...