31 MAY 2015 by ideonexus
Beyond Three Dimensions
“In One Dimensions, did not a moving Point produce a Line with two terminal points?
In two Dimensions, did not a moving Line produce a Square wit four terminal points?
In Three Dimensions, did not a moving Square produce - did not the eyes of mine behold it - that blessed being, a Cube, with eight terminal points?
And in Four Dimensions, shall not a moving Cube - alas, for Analogy, and alas for the Progress of Truth if it be not so - shall not, I say the motion of a divine Cube result in...31 MAY 2015 by ideonexus
Flatland Science: Dimensions
What and where is Flatland? A Square gives
us several interesting answers, many of th
contradictory. We know that it’s flat, big (but
how big?), and very thin, the most important question
of all is “how thin?” A lot depends on the answer…
A Square himself eliminates the version that’s easiest
for three-dimensional readers to understand; a world
that’s thin – maybe only a few atoms thick - but
nevertheless has some physical height. It would have
some sort of solid or semi-solid ...Folksonomies: science fiction otherness
Folksonomies: science fiction otherness