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The Nothing That Is: A Natural History of Zero
by Kaplan, Robert
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- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Good. No dust jacket as issued. Stamp on half title. Ink notations on rep.
- ISBN 10
- 0195142373
- ISBN 13
- 9780195142372
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About This Item
Oxford University Press, 1999. First paperback printing. Trade paperback. Good. No dust jacket as issued. Stamp on half title. Ink notations on rep.. Kaplan, Ellen. xii, 225 p. Illustrations. Index. For math professor Kaplan, the history of zero is a lens for looking not only into the evolution of mathematics but into very nature of human thought. "Where did the familiar hollow circle that we use to denote zero come from? That's a story fraught with mystery, and Mr. Kaplan tells it well". --"Wall Street Journal"
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- Bookseller
- Ground Zero Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 64243
- Title
- The Nothing That Is: A Natural History of Zero
- Author
- Kaplan, Robert
- Illustrator
- Kaplan, Ellen
- Format/Binding
- Trade paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good. No dust jacket as issued. Stamp on half title. Ink notations on rep.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First paperback printing
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0195142373
- ISBN 13
- 9780195142372
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication
- Cary, North Carolina, U.s.a.
- Date Published
- 1999
- Keywords
- Abacist, Bhaskara, Brahmagupta, Cyclic Counting, Empty Set, Great Paradigm, Infinitesimals, Kha, Richard Landes, Mahavira, Sunya
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