Unmarked text. Small corner crease on back cover. Illustrated, including drawings by Matt Zimet. 248p. Measures 5.25x8 inches. Bibliography. Index. Appendices.
In Zero, Science Journalist Charles Seife follows this innocent-looking number from its birth as an Eastern philosophical concept to its struggle for acceptance in Europe, its rise and transcendence in the West, and its ever-present threat to modern physics.
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Title: Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea
ISBN Number: 0140296476
ISBN-13: 9780140296471
Published: Penguin Books: 2000
Binding: Paperback
Book Condition: Good
Type: Paperback
Categories: History of Science, Science, Philosophy, Mathematics
Seller ID: 33717
Keywords: history of science, mathematics, nothing, numbers, philosophy, science, zero
