The Annotated Flatland

A Romance of Many Dimensions

By: Ian Stewart

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Paperback | 7 August 2008 | Edition Number 1

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"Flatland" is a unique, delightful satire that has charmed readers for over a century. Published in 1884 by the English clergyman and headmaster Edwin A. Abbott, it is the fanciful tale of A. Square, a two-dimensional being who is whisked away by a mysterious visitor to The Land of Three Dimensions, an experience that forever alters his worldview.

Like the original, Ian Stewart's commentary takes readers on a strange and wonderful journey. With clarity and wit, Stewart illuminates Abbott's numerous Victorian references and touches on such diverse topics as ancient Babylon, Karl Marx, Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein," Mt. Everest, H.G. Wells, and phrenology. "The Annotated Flatland" makes fascinating connections between "Flatland" and Abbott's era, resulting in a classic to rival Abbott's own, and a book that will inspire and delight curious readers for generations to come.

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"Stewart... is renowned for his popular science books, but Why Beauty is Truth is without a doubt the finest." Nature "Stewart, long a class act in popular maths, does not shy from presenting equations, illuminating them with imagistic explanations and sympathetic character sketches of heroes past and present." Guardian "I resorted to hiding (Why Beauty is Truth) from other members of the family until I'd finished and am confident that those on the 'waiting list' will not be disappointed. Inspirational." TLS"

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Preface	p. ix
Introduction	p. xiii
The Annotated Flatland	p. 1
Introduction	p. 9
Preface to the Second and Revised Edition, 1884	p. 21
This World	p. 31
Of the Nature of Flatland	p. 33
Of the Climate and Houses in Flatland	p. 38
Concerning the Inhabitants of Flatland	p. 43
Concerning the Women	p. 49
Of our Methods of Recognizing one another	p. 57
Of Recognition by Sight	p. 65
Concerning Irregular Figures	p. 73
Of the Ancient Practice of Painting	p. 79
Of the Universal Colour Bill	p. 84
Of the Suppression of the Chromatic Sedition	p. 90
Concerning our Priests	p. 97
Of the Doctrine of our Priests	p. 101
Other Worlds	p. 111
How I had a Vision of Lineland	p. 113
How I vainly tried to explain the nature of Flatland	p. 121
Concerning a Stranger from Spaceland	p. 129
How the Stranger vainly endeavoured to reveal to me in words the mysteries of Spaceland	p. 136
How the Sphere, having in vain tried words, resorted to deeds	p. 149
How I came to Spaceland, and what I saw there	p. 155
How, though the Sphere shewed me other mysteries of Spaceland, I still desired more; and what came of it	p. 164
How the Sphere encouraged me in a Vision	p. 181
How I tried to teach the Theory of Three Dimensions to my Grandson, and with what success	p. 187
How I then tried to diffuse the Theory of Three Dimensions by other means, and of the result	p. 191
The Fourth Dimension in Mathematics	p. 203
Bibliography of Edwin Abbott Abbott	p. 231
Bibliography of Charles Howard Hinton	p. 235
Sources and References	p. 237
Further Reading	p. 239
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