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1. Biography - Abbott, Edwin A. (1838-1926): An article from: Contemporary Authors by Gale Reference Team | |
Digital: 7
Pages
(2002-01-01)
list price: US$9.95 -- used & new: US$9.95 (price subject to change: see help) Asin: B0007SHKEE Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | France | Japan | |
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2. Francis Bacon, an account of his life and works by Edwin Abbott (1838-1926) Abbott | |
Hardcover:
Pages
(1885)
Asin: B000KGYP78 Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | France | Japan | |
3. Flatland a Romance of Many Dimensions by Edwin A Abbott 1838-1926 | |
Hardcover: 103
Pages
(1952)
Asin: B000NKRNHK Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | France | Japan | |
4. The Annotated Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions by Edwin Abbott Abbott, Ian Stewart | |
Hardcover: 160
Pages
(2001-12)
list price: US$32.95 Isbn: 0738205419 Average Customer Review: Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | France | Japan | |
Editorial Review Amazon.com Ian Stewart, the author of the equally witty sequel, Flatterland--which adds to Abbott's store of science the key discoveries made since--does a superb job of explaining the original book's enigmas, allusions, ironies, implausibilities, and what Douglas Hofstadter would call "metamagical themas." Among other things, Stewart comments on Abbott's comments on such things as the nature/nurture controversy, the fourth dimension and beyond, the role of multidimensional spaces in economic systems, infinite series and perfect squares, celestial mechanics, and other matters close to the hearts of cosmologists and science buffs alike. Stewart's notes make an entertaining and learned addition to an already classic bit of writing--one that has never been out of print since its first publication. For both devoted Abbott fans and newcomers to his work, this is the edition to have. --Gregory McNamee Flatland is a unique, delightful satire that has charmed readers for over a century. Published in 1884 by the English clergyman and head-master Edwin A. Abbott, it is the fanciful tale of A. Square, a two-dimensional being who is whisked away by a mysterious visitor to The Land of Three Dimensions, an experience that forever alters his worldview. By contemplating the notion of dimensions beyond their own, Abbott's Victorian readers were exposed to the then-radical idea of a fourth dimension-preparing them for Einstein's spectacular theories of relativity. Like the book itself, Ian Stewart's commentary takes readers on a strange and wonderful journey. With clarity and wit, Stewart illuminates Abbott's numerous Victorian references, weaves in little-known biographical information about Abbott and his intellectual circle-elucidating Abbott's remarkable connections to H. G. Wells and the mathematician George Boole-and traces the scientific evolution of geometric forms and dimensions. In addition, Stewart provides an extensive bibliography of Abbott's work and that of Charles Howard Hinton, whose wild but ingenious speculations about the fourth dimension undoubtedly inspired Abbott's fable. Touching on such diverse topics as ancient Babylon, Karl Marx, the Indian Mutiny of 1857, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, the Gregorian calendar, Mount Everest, and phrenology, Stewart makes fascinating connections between Flatland and Edwin A. Abbott's life and times. The result is a classic to rival Abbott's own, and a book that will inspire and delight curious readers for generations to come. Customer Reviews (9)
Mathematics fun
Combines math with magic and fun!
The Taliban treat women better than this man
A true classic!
A book for all philosophy fans |
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