Flatland / Sphereland by Edwin A. Abbott
A Romance of Many Dimensions
In a rigidly hierarchical, two-dimensional society, a curious Square has his worldview upended when a being from a higher dimension reveals the existence of spaces beyond his own, exposing the limits of perception and dogma. His attempts to share this revelation lead to persecution, highlighting the tension between imagination and orthodoxy. A later continuation follows inhabitants grappling with non-Euclidean geometry, curvature, and an expanding cosmos, extending the meditation on how reality may transcend familiar dimensions.
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- Published
- 1884
- Nationality
- Multiple
- Length
- Very Short
- Pages
- 96-160
- Original Language
- English
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