Flatterland
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Flatterland

by Ian Stewart

2001•Documentary•320 pages

Taste attributes: documentaryscience fictionfresh & originalheavyintricatelinearemotive & stirringall consuming questempowerment/personal growthunlikely connections

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Boxlist takeA layered non-fiction book, fresh rather than familiar. Best if you like puzzles over plain sailing.

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3.2 / 5

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About This Book

"First there was Edwin A. Abbott's remarkable Flatland, published in 1884, and one of the all-time classics of popular mathematics. Now, from mathematician and accomplished science writer Ian Stewart, comes a dazzling, modern sequel." "Flatterland: Like Flatland, Only More So provides an engaging, completely accessible guide to some of the trickiest concepts in contemporary mathematics.

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Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DocumentaryScience fictionAll consuming questEmpowerment/personal growthUnlikely connections

Subjects

MathematicsFourth dimensionUniverseSpace and timePopular worksWiskunde

Details

Author
Ian Stewart
Published
2001
Pages
320
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