Fourth Dimension

by Charles Howard Hinton

29 chapters9h 5mEnglish1912

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"Mr Hinton tries to explain the theory of the fourth dimension so that the ordinary reasoning mind can get a grasp of what metaphysical mathematicians mean by it. If he is not altogether successful, it is not from want of clearness on his part, but because the whole theory comes as such an absolute shock to all one's preconceived ideas" - The Bristol Times (quoted within the book). This book was published in 1912. The author is attempting to communicate a very complex interweaving of philosophy and mathematics, and it is often difficult to follow his train of thought. However, it is hard to refute his idea of a four dimensional universe passing through and, in a way, creating our three dimensional one. For sections 1-9, the reader attempted to describe the illustrations in the text, but as the pictures were getting more complex, a separate PDF file of illustrations was created, copied from the pages of the book. It can be downloaded from the catalog page on archive.org or via the link "Extracted illustrations of the book" on the left side below. (Summary by Peter Yeasley)

Chapters (29)

1Preface; Chapter 1 - Four Dimensional Space

795

2Chapter 2 - The Analogy of a Plane World

1266

3Chapter 3 - The Significance of a Fourth Dimensional Existence

940

4Chapter 4, part 1 - The First Chapter in the History of Four Space

1283

5Chapter 4, part 2 - The First Chapter in the History of Four Space

1140

6Chapter 5, part 1 - The Second Chapter in the History of Four Space

682

7Chapter 5, part 2 - The Second Chapter in the History of Four Space

1156

8Chapter 5, part 3 - The Second Chapter in the History of Four Space

896

9Chapter 6, part 1 - The Higher World

1024

10Chapter 6, part 2 - The Higher World

1019

11Chapter 7 - The Evidence for a Fourth Dimension

1096

12Chapter 8, part 1 - The Use of Four Dimensions in Thought

842

13Chapter 8, part 2 - The Use of Four Dimensions in Thought

830

14Chapter 8, part 3 - The Use of Four Dimensions in Thought

994

15Chapter 9, part 1 - Application to Kant's Theory of Experience

899

16Chapter 9, part 2 - Application to Kant's Theory of Experience

1079

17Chapter 10, part 1 - A Four-Dimensional Figure

759

18Chapter 10, part 2 - A Four-Dimensional Figure

632

19Chapter 11, part 1 - Nomenclature and Analogies ...

994

20Chapter 11, part 2 - Nomenclature and Analogies ...

1061

21Chapter 12 - The Simplest Four-Dimensional Solid

2129

22Chapter 13, part 1 - Remarks on the Figures

1602

23Chapter 13, part 2 - Remarks on the Figures

1335

24Chapter 14, part 1 - A Recapitulation and Extension of the Physical Argument

1635

25Chapter 14, part 2 - A Recapitulation and Extension of the Physical Argument

1845

26Appendix 1, part 1 - The Models

778

27Appendix 1, part 2 - The Models

1246

28Appendix 2, part 1 - A Language of Space

1625

29Appendix 2, part 2 - A Language of Space

1121

Fourth Dimension

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