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The nothing that is : a natural history of zero / Robert Kaplan ; illustrations by Ellen Kaplan.

The nothing that is : a natural history of zero / Rober...

The nothing that is : a natural history of zero / Robert Kaplan ; illustrations by Ellen Kaplan.

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The nothing that is : a natural history of zero / Robert Kaplan ; illustrations by Ellen Kaplan.

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Full title

The nothing that is : a natural history of zero / Robert Kaplan ; illustrations by Ellen Kaplan.

Author / Creator

Publisher

London : Penguin, 2000, c1999.

Date

2000, c1999.

Call Numbers

T0392498

Record Identifier

74VvELLjVK0d

MMS ID

991011657839702626

Language

English

Formats

Physical Description

Physical content

xii, 237 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.

Contents

Zero: The Lens -- 1. Mind Puts its Stamp on Matter -- 2. The Greeks Had no Word for it -- 3. Travelers' Tales -- 4. Eastward -- 5. Dust -- 6. Into the Unknown -- 7. A Paradigm Shifts -- 8. A Mayan Interlude: The Dark Side of Counting -- 9. Much Ado -- 10. Entertaining Angels -- 11. Almost Nothing --...

Publication information

Publisher

London : Penguin, 2000, c1999.

Place of Publication

England

Date Published

2000, c1999.

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Subjects and topics

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Scope and Contents

Summary

"In this book, Kaplan shows how zero is a lens through which we can see the evolution of mathematics as our tool for understanding the universe." "Where did zero come from - and what, exactly, does it mean? The Nothing That Is begins as a mystery story, tracing back to ancient times the way this symbol for nothing developed, constantly changing sha...

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Full title

The nothing that is : a natural history of zero / Robert Kaplan ; illustrations by Ellen Kaplan.

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Author / Creator

Notes

General note

Originally published: London : Allen Lane, 1999.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Transferred from N513.211/1.

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Call Numbers

T0392498

Record Identifier

74VvELLjVK0d

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvELLjVK0d

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ISBN

0140279431(pbk.)

9780140279436(pbk.) :

0140279431(pbk.) :

9780195128420 (cloth : alk. paper)

0195128427 (cloth : alk. paper)

9780140279436

0140279431

9780140279436(pbk.)

DDC

513.211

513

511.211

MMS ID

991011657839702626

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