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_aHinton, Charles Howard, _d1853-1907 |
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| 245 | 1 | 4 | _aThe Fourth Dimension |
| 246 | 1 | _aThe 4th Dimension | |
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_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2022 |
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| 500 | _aRelease date is 2022-01-13 | ||
| 508 | _aChris Curnow, Les Galloway and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) | ||
| 520 | _a"The Fourth Dimension" by Charles Howard Hinton is a scientific treatise written in the late 19th century. The work explores the concept of higher dimensional space, specifically the fourth dimension, aiming to present the idea in a way that is accessible to readers without a strong mathematical background. The text delves into the implications and significance of a four-dimensional existence and its relationship with our three-dimensional perceptions. The opening of "The Fourth Dimension" introduces the central themes of the book by discussing the limitations of human perception and understanding in the context of higher dimensions. Hinton draws an analogy between our world and a hypothetical plane world to illustrate how beings in a two-dimensional existence might perceive their reality, unaware of the third dimension. He suggests that just as a being in a plane cannot fully comprehend the existence of height, we too might struggle to grasp the fourth spatial dimension. This sets the stage for exploring the properties, applications, and philosophical implications of four-dimensional space as Hinton aims to unravel the complexities surrounding this abstract concept. (This is an automatically generated summary.) | ||
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_pOriginally published: _cUnited Kingdom: Swan Sonnenschein & Co. Limited, 1906 |
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| 653 | _aFourth dimension | ||
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