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FlatterlandIan Stewart

Flatterland

Ian Stewart, Ian Stewart
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7 editions · 2 languages
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"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. Through larger-than-life characters and an inspired story line, Flatterland explores our present understanding of the shape and origins of the universe, the nature of space, time, and matter, as well as modern…

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7 editions · 2 languages
  • Paperback · English · 2003
    Pan Books · 300 pages · 9780330393775
  • Paperback · English · 2002
    Perseus Books Group · 320 pages · 9780738206752
  • Hardcover · English · 2001
    Perseus Publishing · 320 pages · 9780333783122
  • Other · English · 2010
    ReadHowYouWant.com, Limited · 9781458716545
  • Other · English · 2008
    Basic Books · 9780786723287
  • Other · English · 2001
    Perseus Pub. · 301 pages · 9780738204420
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