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Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions
by Edwin A. Abbott
When you hear of a "mathematical fiction" you will probably say: What? Mathematics and fiction are on opposite ends of a spectrum and yet here is this book ... existing.
I honestly didn't expect to enjoy this book as much as I did. The author really was able to make a whole world out of shapes on a flat surface complete with culture and history and politics and everything described in flatland weirdly makes sense. It was fascinating to read.
It also makes you painfully aware of your limited 3D existence. As a 3D being myself I often wonder what 4D cube or sphere would look like. But wondering is all I can do since I would never be able to actually see it, only stretch my imagination far enough to imagine it. This book might help.
I honestly didn't expect to enjoy this book as much as I did. The author really was able to make a whole world out of shapes on a flat surface complete with culture and history and politics and everything described in flatland weirdly makes sense. It was fascinating to read.
It also makes you painfully aware of your limited 3D existence. As a 3D being myself I often wonder what 4D cube or sphere would look like. But wondering is all I can do since I would never be able to actually see it, only stretch my imagination far enough to imagine it. This book might help.