The fourth dimension simply explained


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ABSTRACT THERE are few fallacies which have done more to mislead the unscientific public than the misconception known as _the fourth_ dimension. The use of this term is calculated to convey


the false impressions, first, that hypergeometry is limited to space of four dimensions instead of being extended to space of _n_ dimensions where _n_ is any positive integer; second, that


even not going beyond tour dimensions, there is one particular coordinate called the fourth dimension which stands out from the rest, and alone is worth considering. _The Fourth Dimension


Simply Explained_. Edited by Prof. H. P. Manning. Pp. 251. (New York: Munn and Co., Ltd., 1910.) Price 1.50 dollars net. Access through your institution Buy or subscribe This is a preview of


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CITE THIS ARTICLE _The Fourth Dimension Simply Explained_ . _Nature_ 83, 457 (1910). https://doi.org/10.1038/083457b0 Download citation * Issue Date: 16 June 1910 * DOI:


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