Trade Paperback. Gray wrappers with orange titles. Glued binding. xxxi + 245 pages, illustrated with drawings and diagrams. 1st Copernicus edition (reprint of Poseidon 1984 original), 1st printing. CONDITION: AS NEW, binding square and tight, pages crisp and unmarked. An unread copy in perfect condition. CONTENT: The Planiverse is a classic book about life in a two-dimensional universe. A.K. Dewdney is a well-known author, and this is a well-known book, which is now brought back into print in a revised and updated edition. The book is written within the great tradition of Abbott's Flatland, and Hinton's famous Sphereland. Accessible, imaginative, clever, the book will appeal to a wide array of readers, from serious mathematicians and computer scientists, to science fiction fans. >Guaranteed secure packaging, free tracking, and no-hassle return policy.

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Title

The Planiverse: Computer Contact with a Two-Dimensional World

Publisher

Copernicus, New York

Publication Date

2001

Language

English

ISBN 10

0387989161

ISBN 13

9780387989167

Binding

Soft cover

Edition

First Thus

Condition

As New

Dust Jacket Condition

No Jacket, as issued

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A classic book about life in a two-dimensional universe, written by a well-known author. Now brought back into print in this revised and updated edition, the book is written within the great tradition of Abbott's Flatland, and Hinton's famous Sphereland. Accessible, imaginative, and clever, it will appeal to a wide array of readers, from serious mathematicians and computer scientists, to science fiction fans.

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"it gently approaches a relatively 'new' universe of ideas, inventions and conjectures..." -- The Computer Journal, Official Journal of the British Computer Society, Vol. 45 , Issue 5, 2002

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