Before Einstein : The Fourth Dimension in Fin-de-Siècle in Literature and Culture
L. Throesch, Elizabeth
Before Einstein : The Fourth Dimension in Fin-de-Siècle in Literature and Culture - Anthem Press 20170102
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Before Albert Einstein proposed the concept of four-dimensional spacetime, late Victorian scientists, radical philosophers and writers were discussing the possibility of a different kind of fourth dimension. Before Einstein offers the first book-length examination of the impact of pre-Relativity four-dimensional theory on literature and culture at the turn of the twentieth century.
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English
oapen_626390
10.26530/oapen_626390 doi
Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers
Literature Consciousness Four-dimensional space Friedrich Nietzsche Hyperspace James Hinton (surgeon) John Ruskin Spacetime
Before Einstein : The Fourth Dimension in Fin-de-Siècle in Literature and Culture - Anthem Press 20170102
Open Access
Before Albert Einstein proposed the concept of four-dimensional spacetime, late Victorian scientists, radical philosophers and writers were discussing the possibility of a different kind of fourth dimension. Before Einstein offers the first book-length examination of the impact of pre-Relativity four-dimensional theory on literature and culture at the turn of the twentieth century.
Creative Commons
English
oapen_626390
10.26530/oapen_626390 doi
Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers
Literature Consciousness Four-dimensional space Friedrich Nietzsche Hyperspace James Hinton (surgeon) John Ruskin Spacetime