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@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ Most of the mathematical concepts in this book are taught even to kids at a very
My favourite part of the book comes towards the end where the author draws similarilities and brings to our attention the patterns while going from one dimension to another. This book teaches us how to think about the 4<sup>th</sup> dimension, how a higher dimension's being interactions with a lower dimension manifest itself to the eyes of the lower dimension. There is a common trope in sci-fi films where an object vanishes out of existence when dealing with the 4<sup>th</sup> dimension. A little bit of reflection on the contents of the last few chapters of this book akes it clear why that trope is necessary!
[Neil De'grasse Tyson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_deGrasse_Tyson) has a [video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CePeCicTqCM) on these passages of the book. I do not want to give too much away from the book and would suggest to go through the book first before the video so that you do not spoil the satisfaction of learning this through the words of a professor from 1884!!
There is a [video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CePeCicTqCM) of [Neil De'grasse Tyson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_deGrasse_Tyson) (the video is not related to this book) explaining the concepts in passages of the book. I do not want to give too much away from the book and would suggest to go through the book first before the video so that you do not spoil the satisfaction of learning this through the words of a professor from 1884!!
Apart from mathematics, the book is also filled with political commentary on the 2 dimensional universe - different levels of hierarchy in the society, power and control, education and even a revolution!! While reading some of the chapters, I was constantly drawing parallels with the 3 dimensional world we live in.