Flatland

About this eBook

Author

Abbott, Edwin Abbott, 1838-1926

Title

Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions

Language

English

LoC Class

QA: Science: Mathematics

Subject

Fourth dimension

Category

Text

eBook-No.

97

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/97

Release Date

January 1, 1994

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Flatland — A Romance of Many Dimensions — With Illustrations — by the Author, A SQUARE
2. 2.Untitled
3. 3.Contents
4. 4.FLATLAND
5. 5.PART I THIS WORLD
6. 6.§ 1 Of the Nature of Flatland
7. 7.§ 2 Of the Climate and Houses in Flatland
8. 8.§ 3 Concerning the Inhabitants of Flatland
9. 9.§ 4 Concerning the Women
10. 10.§ 5 Of our Methods of Recognizing one another
11. 11.§ 6 Of Recognition by Sight
12. 12.§ 7 Concerning Irregular Figures
13. 13.§ 8 Of the Ancient Practice of Painting
14. 14.§ 9 Of the Universal Colour Bill
15. 15.§ 10 Of the Suppression of the Chromatic Sedition
16. 16.§ 11 Concerning our Priests
17. 17.§ 12 Of the Doctrine of our Priests
18. 18.PART II OTHER WORLDS
19. 19.§ 13 How I had a Vision of Lineland
20. 20.§ 14 How I vainly tried to explain the nature of Flatland
21. 21.§ 15 Concerning a Stranger from Spaceland
22. 22.§ 16 How the Stranger vainly endeavoured to reveal to me in words the mysteries of Spaceland
23. 23.§ 17 How the Sphere, having in vain tried words, resorted to deeds
24. 24.§ 18 How I came to Spaceland, and what I saw there
25. 25.§ 19 How, though the Sphere shewed me other mysteries of Spaceland, I still desire more; and what came of it
26. 26.§ 20 How the Sphere encouraged me in a Vision.
27. 27.§ 21 How I tried to teach the Theory of Three Dimensions to my Grandson, and with what success
28. 28.§ 22 How I then tried to diffuse the Theory of Three Dimensions by other means, and of the result
29. 29.PREFACE TO THE SECOND AND REVISED EDITION, 1884. BY THE EDITOR

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