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Name: The planiverse
Rating: 5 (1 reviews)
Author: A.K. Dewdney

The  planiverse presents a friendship between a student and a 2‑D entity named Yedred. Through their computer conversation, the book explains concepts of dimensional analysis, the fourth dimension, and hyperspace with clarity for readers without a science background. It invites readers to rethink the nature of reality and the limits of perception.

First publish date: 1984

Genre: Science/Physics

Authors: A.K. Dewdney

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