Flatland
Subtitle: an edition with notes and commentary
By: Edwin A. Abbott ; an edition with notes and commentary by William F. Lindgren, Thomas F. Banchoff.
Contributors: Lindgren,  William F.; Banchoff, Thomas.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press; Mathematical Association of America
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Cambridge; New York; Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 294
ISBN-13: 9780521769884; 9780521759946
Subjects: Fourth dimension
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-276) and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Of the nature of flatland; title: Of the climate and houses in flatland; title: Concerning the inhabitants of flatland; title: Concerning the women; title: Of our methods in recognizing one another; title: Of recognition by sight; title: Concerning irregular figures; title: Of the ancient practice of painting; title: Of the universal colour bill; title: Of the suppression of the chromatic sedition; title: Concerning our priests; title: Of the doctrine of our priests; title: How I had a vision of lineland; title: How I in my vision i endeavored to explain the nature of Flatland, but could not; title: Concerning a stranger from spaceland; title: How the stranger vainly endeavoured to reveal to me in words the mysteries of spaceland; title: How the sphere, having in vain tried words, resorted to deeds; title: How I came to spaceland and what I saw there; title: How, though the sphere showed me other mysteries of Spaceland, I still desired more; and what came of it; title: How the sphere encouraged me in a vision; title: How I tried to teach the theory of three dimensions to my grandson, and with what success; title: How I then tried to diffuse the theory of three dimensions by other means, and of the result; title: Epilogue by the editor.