Flatland (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781546980612)

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-thin, straight lines-are the lowliest of shapes, and where men may have any number of sides, depending on their social status. Through strange occurrences that bring him into contact with a host of geometric forms, Square has adventures in Spaceland (three dimensions), Lineland (one dimension) and Pointland (no dimensions) and ultimately entertains thoughts of visiting a land of four dimensions-a revolutionary idea for which he is returned to his two-dimensional world. Charmingly illustrated by the author, Flatland is not only fascinating reading, it is still a first-rate fictional introduction to the concept of the multiple dimensions of space. "Instructive, entertaining, and stimulating to the imagination." - Mathematics Teacher.

Author: Edwin A. Abbott
ISBN-10: 154698061X
ISBN-13: 9781546980612
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 05/28/2017
Pages: 58
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.35lbs
Size: 11.02h x 8.50w x 0.12d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 9.1
Point Value: 7
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 504414 / Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions