Flatland author's name: Edwin Abbott Abbott = A Squared
mickeyxfriedman · x · 2026-08-29
A fun instance of nominative determinism regarding the book Flatland: the author is named Edwin Abbott Abbott (Abbot squared, or A Squared), writing about a square living in a 2D world.
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