The Fourth Dimension: Toward a Geometry of Higher Reality
| First published | 1984 |
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| Publisher | Houghton Mifflin |
| Format | Hardcover |
| Type | Nonfiction |
| Cover art | David Margolis |
| Pages | xi+228 |
| Price | $17.95 |
| ISBN | 0395344204 |
1st edition, entitled The Fourth Dimension: A Guided Tour of the Higher Universes, Houghton Mifflin, 1984
2nd edition, entitled The Fourth Dimension: Toward A Geometry of Higher Reality, Dover Publications, 2014
- Publication date from "10174584" code on front flap of dustjacket (October, 1984 publication with a $17.45 freight pass-through price).
- Cover credit on back flap of dustjacket states: "The image on the cover of this book is Cyclides of Dupin, projected from the 3-sphere in 4-space. It is a computer-generated image produced at Brown University by Thomas Banschoff, Hüseyin Koçak, and David Laidlaw. The photograph is by David Margolis."
- Full Library of Congress data on copyright page.
- Interior artist credited on title page.
- Issued with a mailable postcard of the cover image.
| Year | Reviewer | Publication |
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| 1984 | Paul Preuss | Locus, #285 October 1984 |
| 1985 | Michael A. Morrison | Fantasy Review, January 1985 |
| 1985 | Tom Easton | Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, April 1985 |
| 1985 | Richie Benedict | Science Fiction Review, Winter 1985 |
| 1986 | Don D'Ammassa | Science Fiction Chronicle, #77 February 1986 |
| Page | Title | Author(s) | Type |
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| ix | Foreword (The Fourth Dimension: Toward a Geometry of Higher Reality) | Martin Gardner | Essay |
| xi | Preface (The Fourth Dimension: Toward a Geometry of Higher Reality) | Rudy Rucker | Essay |
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2014 | Dover Publications | eBook | Nonfiction | |||
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2014 | Dover Publications | Trade Paperback | Nonfiction | 240 |