5/26/2023 0 Comments Abbott abbott flatland![]() ![]() Yet he himself struggles when his three dimensional counterpart, a sphere, confronts him with ‘the gospel of third dimension’. Square ridicules the inhabitants of the universities with fewer dimensions than his own for being unable to accept the notion of a second dimension. ![]() Taken alone this concept would be of some interest, but Abbott was seemingly unwilling to leave the point half made, and flings his protagonist on a short but dramatic adventure first into universes that exist in only a single dimension (a line) or none (a point), and then most dramatically into a three dimensional universe. ![]() Almost half the novella concerns no more than an exploration of how life might be in a two dimensional existence where a person’s entire surroundings, whether filled with people, objects or buildings, would be perceived only as a line of varying brightness. Square who inhabits the eponymous two dimensional Flatland. Part of Flatland’s enduring relevance is that at its heart is a simple concept: the story of one A. Over a century since it was first published, Edwin Abbott’s Flatland remains a frequently referenced resource for teachers seeking to pry open the minds of their students. Perspective on how others live their lives on what it means to be different and on how else it may be possible to see the world. One of the greatest gifts offered by books is perspective. ![]()
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