Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions

Edwin Abbott Abbott

Jan 1884 · Seeley

About this ebook

Flatland : A Romance of Many Dimensions is an 1884 science fiction novella by the English schoolmaster Edwin Abbott Abbott. As a satire, Flatland offered pointed observations on the social hierarchy of Victorian culture. However, the novella's more enduring contribution is its examination of dimensions; in a foreword to one of the many publications of the novella, noted science writer Isaac Asimov described Flatland as "The best introduction one can find into the manner of perceiving dimensions." As such, the novella is still popular amongst mathematics, physics and computer science students.

Ratings and reviews

I was forced to read this book for a geometry class. this book was hard to follow and understand. i would not recomend reading this for fun, but it help me with understanding objects positioned in "space". if you are taking a geometry class, thus might help with spacial recignition as well. if you are looking foor your next good read, find a differnt book other than this.

Penned at the hand of a 19th Century theologian FlatLand holds appeal for the atheist and the believer, framing the questions of the existence of a supreme being within a social commentary of alternate dimensional characters. the writing is brief but highly dense. I'd recommend anyone read this.

This was an overall good book with many new words which I did not know before I read this book. Anyway, I think too much attention is placed on the obvious: the revelation and realization of higher dimensions. But it seems like the point was to be open minded and not be conceded. In flatland there is a class and sexism problem. The sphere at one point alludes to this. Even after the square was humbled by the sphere, the square still saw the woman as a lesser and did not bother to try and explain space...