Flatterland
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Flatterland is a popular mathematics-inspired novel by Ian Stewart that playfully extends the ideas of Edwin A. Abbott’s "Flatland" into modern geometry and higher-dimensional spaces.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mathematics-inspired novel
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novel ⓘ |
| author | Ian Stewart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkBy | Edwin A. Abbott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
fictional journeys through mathematical landscapes
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personifications of mathematical concepts ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| educationalUse |
introduction to higher-dimensional thinking
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popularization of advanced mathematics ⓘ |
| extendsFictionalUniverseOf | Flatland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
educational fiction
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mathematical fiction ⓘ science fiction ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose narrative ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter | Victoria Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
exploration of dimensions beyond the familiar three
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limits of human perception ⓘ relationship between mathematics and reality ⓘ visualization of abstract mathematical ideas ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Flatland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium |
book
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print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
popularizing modern geometry concepts through fiction
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updating Flatland for contemporary mathematics ⓘ |
| parodies | Victorian social satire elements of Flatland ⓘ |
| protagonist | Victoria Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationPeriod | early 21st century ⓘ |
| publisher | Basic Books NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Flatland
NERFINISHED
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The Annotated Flatland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style |
didactic
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expository ⓘ playful ⓘ |
| subject |
chaos theory
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fractal geometry ⓘ geometry ⓘ higher-dimensional spaces ⓘ modern mathematics ⓘ non-Euclidean geometry ⓘ relativity ⓘ topology ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
general readers interested in mathematics
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students of mathematics ⓘ |
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