Flatland

Edwin Abbott Abbott

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Flatland is a classic satire poking fun at the idea that our view of the world is unconstrained by what we have come to accept as self evident. The main character, A Square, lives in a two dimentional world, Flatland, where he is visited by Sphere, from another dimention. After a while Square begins to understand how this three dimentional visitor is able to step out of Flatland and see "invisible" things.

This delightful victorian satire is both mathematical fun and biting social observation in one package.