Distress not yourself if you cannot at first understand the… - Edwin A. Abbott

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Distress not yourself if you cannot at first understand the deeper mysteries of Spaceland. By degrees they will dawn upon you.

Edwin A. Abbott

Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions · February 13, 2011 Verified in 1 source Sign up to see the complete provenance

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Edwin Abbott Abbott (20 December 1838 – 12 October 1926) was an English schoolmaster and theologian, most famous as the author of the social satire Flatland (1884), widely noted for its use of mathematical dimensions in religious and political allegories.

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Distress not yourself if you cannot at first understand the deeper mysteries of Spaceland. By degrees they will dawn upon you. - Edwin A. Abbott

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