The Fourth Dimension

by Charles Howard Hinton

Contents: A Language of Space; Four dimensional space; Analogy of a plane world; Significance of a four-dimensional existence; First chapter in the history of four space; The higher world; Evidences for a fourth dimension; Use of four dimensions in thought; Application to Kant's theory of experience; A four-dimensional figure; Nomenclature and analogies; Simplest four-dimensional solid; Remarks on the figures; A recapitulation and extension of the physical argument.

Genres: Science, Nonfiction, Philosophy

284 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1884

About the author

Charles Howard Hinton was a British mathematician and writer of science fiction works titled Scientific Romances. He was interested in higher dimensions, particularly the fourth dimension. He is known for coining the word "tesseract" and for his work on methods of visualising the geometry of higher dimensions.

Reviews

[May · Rating 3 out of 5]

Too much
Not enough brain power
Im dumb apparently

[Sofia · Rating 3 out of 5]

A bit confusing to read. It lacked a bit of detail in terms of scientific evidence (physics or quantum evidence). Regardless, interesting book, and I probably found it confusing because I had to read it within a week. If I had more time, I would have grasped the content better.

[Richard · Rating 3 out of 5]

Far out.
This was too much book for me.

[Jolene Brown · Rating 4 out of 5]

A hard read but really opens your perception to new ideas about our world and others.

[Linda Vituma · Rating 5 out of 5]

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