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Geometry, relativity and the fourth dimension

by Rudolf V. B. Rucker

This illustrated guide to the fourth dimension explores relativity, non-Euclidean geometry, and the structure of space-time. Using the analogy of Flatland, the text examines the shape of the universe for students, lay readers, and mathematicians.

Accession 33909 ISBN 0486234002 Publisher Dover Publications, Inc.
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