This project is now complete. All files can be found on the catalog page:
https://librivox.org/the-fourth-dimension-by-charles-howard-hinton/
"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 of illustrations was created, copied from the pages of the book. It can be found here: https://archive.org/details/HintonIllustrations
- Text source (only read from this text!): https://archive.org/details/fourthdimension00hintarch
- Type of proof-listening required (Note: please read the PL FAQ): wordperfect
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Magic Window:
BC Admin - The reader will record the following at the beginning and end of each file:
No more than 0.5 to 1 second of silence at the beginning of the recording!
START of recording (Intro):- "Section [number] of The Fourth Dimension. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information, or to volunteer, please visit: librivox DOT org"
- "Recording by Peter Yearsley"
- Say:
"The Fourth Dimension, by Charles Howard Hinton. [Chapter # and title, <Part #, if more than one part>]"
For the second and all subsequent sections, you may optionally use the shortened form of this intro disclaimer:- "Section [number] of The Fourth Dimension by Charles Howard Hinton. This LibriVox recording is in the Public Domain."
- "Recording by Peter Yearsley"
- Say:
Chapter # and title, <Part #, if more than one part> "
- At the end of the section, say:
"End of Section # " - If you wish, say:
"Recording by [your name], [city, your blog, podcast, web address]" - At the end of the book, say (in addition):
"End of The Fourth Dimension, by Charles Howard Hinton. "
There should be 5 seconds silence at the end of the recording, or 10 seconds for files longer than 30 minutes. - Example filename fourthdimension_##_hinton_128kb.mp3 (all lower-case) where ## is the section number (e.g. fourthdimension_01_hinton_128kb.mp3)
- Example ID3 V2 tags
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