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The Nothing that Is A Natural History of Zero
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The Nothing that Is A Natural History of Zero Hardcover - 1999

by Kaplan, Robert

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In the tradition of "Longitude, " a small and engagingly written book on the history and meaning of zero--a "tour de force" of science history that takes us through the hollow circle that leads to infinity. 32 illustrations.

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New York: Oxford University Press, USA. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1999. First US Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover. 0195128427 . 8.82 X 5.87 X 1 inches; 225 pages .
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  • Title The Nothing that Is A Natural History of Zero
  • Author Kaplan, Robert
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First US Edition; Second Printing
  • Condition Used - Fine in Fine dust jacket
  • Pages 240
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Oxford University Press, USA, New York
  • Date 1999
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Dust Cover, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 39132
  • ISBN 9780195128420 / 0195128427
  • Weight 1.01 lbs (0.46 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.82 x 5.87 x 1 in (22.40 x 14.91 x 2.54 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Zero (The number)
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 99029000
  • Dewey Decimal Code 513

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First line

Zero began its career as two wedges pressed into a wet lump of clay, in the days when a superb piece of mental engineering gave us the art of counting.

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Citations

  • Booklist, 09/15/1999, Page 206
  • Choice, 02/01/2001, Page 1116
  • Ingram Advance, 10/01/1999, Page 177
  • Kirkus Reviews, 09/01/1999, Page 1379
  • Library Journal, 10/01/1999, Page 131
  • Publishers Weekly, 08/16/1999, Page 67
  • Scitech Book News, 03/01/2001, Page 35

About the author

Robert Kaplan has taught mathematics to people from six to sixty, most recently at Harvard University. In 1994, with his wife Ellen, he founded The Math Circle, a program, open to the public, for the enjoyment of pure mathematics. He has also taught Philosophy, Greek, German, Sanskrit, and Inspired Guessing. Robert Kaplan lives in Cambridge, MA.

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