Flatland is divided into two parts: front and back. In the first part, the world of Flatland is described by a square; while the second part talks about the zero-dimensional and one-dimensional worlds, the three-dimensional space country that is difficult for Flatlanders to understand, and briefly mentions the analogy and imagination of four-dimensional space.
Abbott used the fictional two-dimensional flatland national "square" in the book to express his bitter satire on the class system of the Victorian era, and the longer-term contribution of this novel is the examination of dimensions. In 1884, the second industrial revolution had not yet been completed, and modern physics had not yet even a shadow. Abbott was already imagining high-dimensional space in "Flatland". Even now that people have proposed that the microscopic world may be composed of ten or higher dimensions, "Flatland" is still highly praised and cited as an "enlightenment book" on multi-dimensional space.
Reader comments
It is really hard to imagine that the author wrote the book in 1884, which means that the second industrial revolution has not yet begun. Its advanced thinking, thinking and exploration of latitudes, I feel very good when reading it now.
A great book that transcends its time
The book is very good
The author has a very special idea of latitude
It is really hard to imagine that the author wrote the book in 1884, which means that the second industrial revolution has not yet begun. Its advanced thinking, thinking and exploration of latitudes, I feel very good when reading it now.
A great book that transcends its time
The book is very good The author has a very special idea of latitude