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The Fourth Dimension Simply Explained

by Henry P. Manning

In January 1909 a friend of the Scientific American paid the sum of 500$ which was to be awarded as a prize for the best popular explanation of the Fourth Dimension. The object being to set forth in an essay not longer than 2500 words the meaning of the term so that the lay reader could understand it. 245 essays were submitted, the 500$ prize was awarded to Lieut.-Col. Graham Denby Fitch, Corps of Engineers, USA, and the essay was published in the Scientific American of July 3rd 1909.

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English

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English

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1910

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Essays

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Henry P. Manning

United States

Books by Henry P. Manning

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Preface
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Preface
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Introduction, Part 1
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Introduction, Part 2
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An Elucidation of the Fourth Dimension
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Non-Eucledian Geometry and the Fourth Dimension
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Fourth Dimension Absurdities
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The Boundary of the Four-Dimensional Unit And Other Features of Four-Dimensional Space
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How the Fourth Dimension May Be Studied
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Space and Hyperspace
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An Interpretation of the Fourth Dimension
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Length, Breadth, Thickness, And Then What?
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The Fourth Dimension Algebraically Considered
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Difficulties In Imagining the Fourth Dimension
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Some Fourth Dimension Curiosities
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Characteristics of the Fourth Dimension
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The Fourth Dimension, the Playground of Mathematics
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The True and the False in the Theory of Four Dimensions
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The Ascending Series of Dimensions
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The Mind's Eye and the Fourth Dimension
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Other Dimensions Than Ours
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The Meaning of the Term 'Fourth Dimension'
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A Pupil in Geometry Quizzes His Teacher About the Fourth Dimension
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Possible Measurements And Forms In A System of Four Dimensions
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The Fairyland of the Fourth Dimension
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The Properties of Four-Dimensional Space
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