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Gaston de Pawlowski (14 June 1874 - 2 February 1933) was a French writer best known for his prophetic 1912 novel of Science Fiction, Voyage au pays de la quatrième dimension (Voyage to the Land of the Fourth Dimension). Pawlowski produced a second edition in 1923 in which he discussed the implications of Einsteinian physics upon his work. That edition was published in an English translation by Brian Stableford in 2009.^[1]

The illustrations for the first edition of the Voyage were prepared by Léonard Sarluis^[2] which Jean Clair thought was the inspiration for Marcel Duchamp's Large Glass.^[3]

Selected publications

Voyage au pays de la quatrième dimension. Charpentier, Paris , 1912. (Second edition 1923)
Journey to the Land of the Fourth Dimension. English translation by Brian M. Stableford. Encino, CA: Black Coat Press, 2009. ISBN 978-1-934543-37-5

References

^ JOURNEY TO THE LAND OF THE FOURTH DIMENSION Black Coat Press, 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
^ Léonard SARLUIS. Voyage au pays de la quatrième dimension Livrenblog, 31 August 2009. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
^ "SARLUIS, Léonard." Benezit Dictionary of Artists, Oxford Art Online, Oxford University Press. Retrieved 5 July 2014.

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[1] JOURNEY TO THE LAND OF THE FOURTH DIMENSION Black Coat Press, 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2014.

[2] Léonard SARLUIS. Voyage au pays de la quatrième dimension Livrenblog, 31 August 2009. Retrieved 5 July 2014.

[Benezit-3] "SARLUIS, Léonard." Benezit Dictionary of Artists, Oxford Art Online, Oxford University Press. Retrieved 5 July 2014.

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-'''Gaston de Pawlowski''' (1874-1933) was a French writer best known for his prophetic 1912 novel of [[Science Fiction]], ''Voyage au pays de la quatrième dimension'' (''Voyage to the Land of the Fourth Dimension''). Pawlowski produced a second edition in 1923 in which he discussed the implications of Einsteinian physics upon his work. That edition was published in an English translation by [[Brian Stableford]] in 2009.<ref>[http://www.blackcoatpress.com/adventuresfourthdimension.htm JOURNEY TO THE LAND OF THE FOURTH DIMENSION] Black Coat Press, 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2014.</ref>
+'''Gaston de Pawlowski''' (14 June 1874 - 2 February 1933) was a French writer best known for his prophetic 1912 novel of [[Science Fiction]], ''Voyage au pays de la quatrième dimension'' (''Voyage to the Land of the Fourth Dimension''). Pawlowski produced a second edition in 1923 in which he discussed the implications of Einsteinian physics upon his work. That edition was published in an English translation by [[Brian Stableford]] in 2009.<ref>[http://www.blackcoatpress.com/adventuresfourthdimension.htm JOURNEY TO THE LAND OF THE FOURTH DIMENSION] Black Coat Press, 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2014.</ref>
 The illustrations for the first edition of the ''Voyage'' were prepared by [[Léonard Sarluis]]<ref>[http://livrenblog.blogspot.co.uk/2009/08/leonard-sarluis-voyage-au-pays-de-la.html Léonard SARLUIS. Voyage au pays de la quatrième dimension] Livrenblog, 31 August 2009. Retrieved 5 July 2014.</ref> which [[Jean Clair]] thought was the inspiration for [[Marcel Duchamp|Marcel Duchamp's]] ''[[The Bride Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors, Even|Large Glass]]''.<ref name=Benezit>"SARLUIS, Léonard." ''Benezit Dictionary of Artists, Oxford Art Online'', [[Oxford University Press]]. Retrieved 5 July 2014.</ref>