Screaming Penguin - Source Does Matter

slashdot has a story with a link and a review of a new book called "Flatterland." Flatterland is a sequal to the monumental "Flatland" written by Edwin Abbot circa 100 years ago. Flatland was intended to demonstrate higher dimensional concepts using a 2 dimensional universe and 2 dimensional beings. Flatland is oft quoted and used as an example in many science and physics texts.

Flatterland takes the concept further and uses a one dimensional line living in a two dimensional world that is thrust into a three (and more) dimensional world. Using these analogies the book(s) take the reader through more concrete examples of extra space and time dimensions and demonstrate the math in a straightforward manner.

I havent read it, but I plan on it, it sounds very cool. Thanks to /. for the story and check out the linked review.   http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/05/27/1612241