But the earth is a three-dimensional sphere.
In his hypothetical world of two-dimensional triangles and squares, a three-dimensional sphere was an incomprehensible object.
A more easily visualized "projection" is that of a three-dimensional sphere.
Take a copy of S, the three-dimensional sphere.
It says, essentially, that the three-dimensional sphere is the only bounded three-dimensional space with no holes.
A map projection is a way of showing the surface of a three-dimensional sphere on a plane.
He is then visited by a three-dimensional sphere, which he cannot comprehend until he sees Spaceland for himself.
These maps are three-dimensional spheres of twine and sticks.
Go up another dimension, and any four points in space can be located on the curved sur-face of a three-dimensional sphere.
When a three-dimensional sphere is projected onto a plane, its projection will either be a circle or an ellipse.