具体描述
'Upward, yet not Northward.' How would a creature limited to two dimensions be able to grasp the possibility of a third? Edwin A. Abbott's droll and delightful 'romance of many dimensions' explores this conundrum in the experiences of his protagonist, A Square, whose linear world is invaded by an emissary Sphere bringing the gospel of the third dimension on the eve of the new millennium. Part geometry lesson, part social satire, this classic work of science fiction brilliantly succeeds in enlarging all readers' imaginations beyond the limits of our 'respective dimensional prejudices'. In a world where class is determined by how many sides you possess, and women are straight lines, the prospects for enlightenment are boundless, and Abbott's hypotheses about a fourth and higher dimensions seem startlingly relevant today. This new edition of Flatland illuminates the social and intellectual context that produced the work as well as the timeless questions that it raises about the limits of our perception and knowledge. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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英国著名神学家和小说家,以科幻小说《平面国》闻名于世...
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焦建/文 上完中学的几何课程之后,除了对数学有兴趣的人,估计不会有太多人还对于平面和纬度产生兴趣。作为一种理解更加艰深知识的工具,这些概念被当做一种学习的跳板。我们都记得的公理是——点移动成线,线移动成面,面移动成体。立体图形成为学习的核心,除此之外,其他的...
一个科学寓言:有个射击运动员在例行训练,在标靶上生活的一种生物中的科学家观察到他们的世界每隔一定时间段,就会出现一个洞。他宣布了这个物理定律。整个上午,射击运动员都在射击,对于标靶生物来说,这是很长的历史时期,他们认为他们的科学家是正确的。遗憾的是下午射击...
有个低等的等腰三角形,脑袋还不到四度,不仅偶尔涂成某个商人的颜色,然后抢劫他的商店,而且把自己涂成,或者让人把他涂成(因为这个故事说法不一)十二边形的12种颜色。他来到一个集市上,佯装他人的声音勾引了一位少女。这位少女是位出身于高贵的多边形家庭的孤儿,在这之...
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有很多不知道是印刷错误还是原文的拼写错误(这个不至于吧?)难道书展上买到的也是盗版书?
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有很多不知道是印刷错误还是原文的拼写错误(这个不至于吧?)难道书展上买到的也是盗版书?
Full Of TerminologyS... And may I say, it's really really not interesting as I thought...
Full Of TerminologyS... And may I say, it's really really not interesting as I thought...