Finding Zero: A Mathematician's Odyssey to Uncover the Origins of Numbers
by:
Amir D. Aczel (author)
The invention of numerals is perhaps the greatest abstraction the human mind has ever created. Virtually everything in our lives is digital, numerical, or quantified. The story of how and where we got these numerals, which we so depend on, has for thousands of years been shrouded in mystery....
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The invention of numerals is perhaps the greatest abstraction the human mind has ever created. Virtually everything in our lives is digital, numerical, or quantified. The story of how and where we got these numerals, which we so depend on, has for thousands of years been shrouded in mystery. Finding Zero is an adventure filled saga of Amir Aczel’s lifelong obsession: to fi
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9781137279842 (1137279842)
ASIN: 1137279842
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Trade
Pages no: 256
Edition language: English