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Cosmos - Carl Sagan - 4th Dimension

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Cosmos - Carl Sagan - 4th Dimension

A segment from Carl Sagan's original Cosmos explaining the fourth spatial dimension through analogy with a two-dimensional world and shadow projection.

HN recommends it as the clearest intuitive introduction to thinking about a fourth dimension.

7 Hacker News mentions · 2014–2025

Topics

  • Pure mathematics
  • Recreational & visual math
  • Fundamental physics

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