Project Gutenberg 2015-06-26 Public domain in the USA. 82 Hinton, Charles Howard 1853 1907 Hinton, Charles H. (Charles Howard) Hinton, C. H. Hinton, C. Howard Scientific Romances (First Series) Reading ease score: 66.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. What is the fourth dimension? -- The Persian king -- A plane world -- A picture of our universe -- Casting out the self. Produced by Chris Curnow, Stephen Hutcheson, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Scientific Romances (First Series)" by Charles Howard Hinton is a collection of speculative writings from the late 19th century that explores complex ideas surrounding dimensions, existence, and consciousness. Through engaging narratives, Hinton delves into themes such as the nature of reality, the limitations of human perception, and the imagination's role in expanding our understanding of the universe. As illustrated in the first chapter, Hinton presents a thought-provoking exploration of the concept of the fourth dimension, setting the stage for discussions that transcend simple storytelling. The opening of the work introduces us to a philosophical inquiry concerning the nature of reality and knowledge. It starts with the premise that human actions are significantly influenced by their theoretical understanding of existence. Hinton elaborates on the limitations of human perception regarding dimensions and invites readers to consider what a world with more than three dimensions might entail. The subsequent portions introduce scenarios that push the boundaries of imagination, encouraging readers to grapple with challenging concepts about their understanding of reality and existence. Alongside this intellectual exploration, the narrative flows into a tale involving a Persian king who becomes isolated in a valley, interacting with a mystical figure who raises deeper questions about creation, consciousness, and the duality of pleasure and pain in life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Fourth dimension QA Text Browsing: Science - General Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy 446629 446679 2024-10-20T13:30:29.322138 2023-09-21T09:55:16.095896 text/html text/html 443087 2015-06-26T10:14:44 text/html; charset=utf-8 796294 2015-06-26T10:14:44 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 932196 2024-10-20T13:30:38.312082 application/epub+zip 945004 2024-10-20T13:30:32.362105 application/epub+zip 225622 2024-10-20T13:30:30.765118 application/epub+zip 1049119 2024-10-20T13:30:42.289616 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1021208 2024-10-20T13:30:37.184117 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 305298 2022-09-22T10:36:42.832471 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 404043 403834 2024-10-20T13:30:28.273136 2023-09-21T09:55:15.259914 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 404195 2015-06-26T10:14:42 text/plain; charset=utf-8 134758 2015-06-26T10:14:44 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 20009 2024-10-20T13:30:42.464562 application/rdf+xml 15164 2024-10-20T13:30:30.882128 image/jpeg 2070 2024-10-20T13:30:30.824127 image/jpeg 827483 2024-10-20T13:30:29.493174 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia