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The Fourth Dimension

Chapter 3: THE FOURTH DIMENSION
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The author explains the concept of a spatial fourth dimension through clear, nontechnical exposition, using analogies with a two-dimensional plane to show how higher-dimensional objects would appear and interact with ordinary space. He surveys mathematical and philosophical antecedents, examines empirical and conceptual arguments for higher-dimensionality, develops nomenclature and simple models (including the hypercube), and considers implications for perception, geometry, and experience. Chapters include practical instructions for constructing models and a proposed language of space, aiming to make abstract metageometry accessible to general readers.

THE
FOURTH DIMENSION

BY

C. HOWARD HINTON, M.A.
AUTHOR OF “SCIENTIFIC ROMANCES”
“A NEW ERA OF THOUGHT,” ETC., ETC.

LONDON
SWAN SONNENSCHEIN & CO., LIMITED
25 HIGH STREET, BLOOMSBURY

1906

PRINTED BY
HAZELL, WATSON AND VINEY, LD.,
LONDON AND AYLESBURY.