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Fourth Dimension

"Mr Hinton tries to explain the theory of the fourth dimension so that the ordinary reasoning mind can get a grasp of what metaphysical mathematicians mean by it. If he is not altogether successful, it is not from want of clearness on his part, but because the whole theory comes as such an absolute shock to all one's preconceived ideas" - The Bristol Times (quoted within the book).

This book was published in 1912. The author is attempting to communicate a very complex interweaving of philosophy and mathematics, and it is often difficult to follow his train of thought. However, it is hard to refute his idea of a four dimensional universe passing through and, in a way, creating our three dimensional one.

For sections 1-9, the reader attempted to describe the illustrations in the text, but as the pictures were getting more complex, a separate PDF file of illustrations was created, copied from the pages of the book. It can be downloaded from the catalog page on archive.org or via the link "Extracted illustrations of the book" on the left side below. (Summary by Peter Yeasley)

Year of Publication: 1912Genres: Mathematics

Running Time: 09 hours 05 minutes 03 seconds

#	Chapter Name
1	Preface; Chapter 1 - Four Dimensional Space Peter Yearsley	13:15
2	Chapter 2 - The Analogy of a Plane World Peter Yearsley	21:06
3	Chapter 3 - The Significance of a Fourth Dimensional Existence Peter Yearsley	15:40
4	Chapter 4, part 1 - The First Chapter in the History of Four Space Peter Yearsley	21:23
5	Chapter 4, part 2 - The First Chapter in the History of Four Space Peter Yearsley	19:00
6	Chapter 5, part 1 - The Second Chapter in the History of Four Space Peter Yearsley	11:22
7	Chapter 5, part 2 - The Second Chapter in the History of Four Space Peter Yearsley	19:16
8	Chapter 5, part 3 - The Second Chapter in the History of Four Space Peter Yearsley	14:56
9	Chapter 6, part 1 - The Higher World Peter Yearsley	17:04
10	Chapter 6, part 2 - The Higher World Peter Yearsley	16:59
11	Chapter 7 - The Evidence for a Fourth Dimension Peter Yearsley	18:16
12	Chapter 8, part 1 - The Use of Four Dimensions in Thought Peter Yearsley	14:02
13	Chapter 8, part 2 - The Use of Four Dimensions in Thought Peter Yearsley	13:50
14	Chapter 8, part 3 - The Use of Four Dimensions in Thought Peter Yearsley	16:34
15	Chapter 9, part 1 - Application to Kant's Theory of Experience Peter Yearsley	14:59
16	Chapter 9, part 2 - Application to Kant's Theory of Experience Peter Yearsley	17:59
17	Chapter 10, part 1 - A Four-Dimensional Figure Peter Yearsley	12:39
18	Chapter 10, part 2 - A Four-Dimensional Figure Peter Yearsley	10:32
19	Chapter 11, part 1 - Nomenclature and Analogies ... Peter Yearsley	16:34
20	Chapter 11, part 2 - Nomenclature and Analogies ... Peter Yearsley	17:41
21	Chapter 12 - The Simplest Four-Dimensional Solid Peter Yearsley	35:29
22	Chapter 13, part 1 - Remarks on the Figures Peter Yearsley	26:42
23	Chapter 13, part 2 - Remarks on the Figures Peter Yearsley	22:15
24	Chapter 14, part 1 - A Recapitulation and Extension of the Physical Argument Peter Yearsley	27:15
25	Chapter 14, part 2 - A Recapitulation and Extension of the Physical Argument Peter Yearsley	30:45
26	Appendix 1, part 1 - The Models Peter Yearsley	12:58
27	Appendix 1, part 2 - The Models Peter Yearsley	20:46
28	Appendix 2, part 1 - A Language of Space Peter Yearsley	27:05
29	Appendix 2, part 2 - A Language of Space Peter Yearsley	18:41