Flatland: An Edition with Notes and Commentary
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A fully annotated edition of Abbott's classic Flatland with notes and commentary putting it in its historical and mathematical context.
Acknowledgments viiIntroduction 1Flatland with Notes and Commentary 8Part 1 This World1 Of the Nature of Flatland 162 Of the Climate and Houses in Flatland 203 Concerning the Inhabitants of Flatland 264 Concerning the Women 345 Of our Methods of Recognizing one another 446 Of Recognition by Sight 547 Concerning Irregular Figures 668 Of the Ancient Practice of Painting 749 Of the Universal Colour Bill 8010 Of the Suppression of the Chromatic Sedation 8811 Concerning our Priests 9612 Of the Doctrine of our Priests 102Part II Other Worlds13 How I had a Vision of Lineland 11614 How in my Vision I endeavoured to explain the nature of Flatland, but could not 12615 Concerning a Stranger from Spaceland 13816 How the Stranger vainly endeavoured to reveal to me in words the mysteries of Spaceland 14617 How the Sphere, having in vain tried words, resorted to deeds 16418 How I came to Spaceland, and what I saw there 17019 How, though the Sphere showed me other mysteries of Spaceland, I still desired more; and what came of it 18020 How the Sphere encouraged me in a Vision 19621 How I tried to teach the Theory of Three Dimensions to my Grandson, and with what success 20422 How I then tried to diffuse the Theory of Three Dimensions by other means, and of the result 210Epilogue by the Editor 220Continued Notes 228Appendix A Critical Reaction to Flatland 233Appendix B The Life and Work of Edwin Abbott Abbott 239Recommended Reading 267References 269Index of Defined Words 277Index 280
