caa a22 4500 463205626 CHVBK 20180405153125.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170326e20070601xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s11191-006-9054-6 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s11191-006-9054-6 Reich Karin Department Mathematik, Universität Hamburg, Bundesstrae 55, 20146, Hamburg, Germany aut Fiatland: An Analogy between Mathematics and Physics [Elektronische Daten] [Karin Reich] Before the 19th century the idea of more than three dimensions was exceptional. During the 19th century, however, geometry was revolutionized and new branches were developed. This revolution also created the idea of the possibility of a n-dimensional geometry or space; flatland, i.e. n = 2, was a consequence of this new thinking. In 1884 the clergyman Edwin Abbott and the mathematician Charles Hinton published their still-famous flatland stories. In the 20th century authors also included modern physics as well as computer science in flatland stories. Springer, 2006 computer science nationallicence geometry nationallicence physics nationallicence space nationallicence Science & Education Springer-Verlag 16/6(2007-06-01), 625-636 0926-7220 16:6<625 2007 16 11191 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11191-006-9054-6 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11191-006-9054-6 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 100 1- Reich Karin Department Mathematik, Universität Hamburg, Bundesstrae 55, 20146, Hamburg, Germany aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Science & Education Springer-Verlag 16/6(2007-06-01), 625-636 0926-7220 16:6<625 2007 16 11191 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer