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There are several popular books on zero which have to be read with care as can be seen from the reviews. | |||
%% 18jul09 : Kaplan, The Nothing that is | %% 18jul09 : Kaplan, The Nothing that is | ||
Robert Kaplan, | * Robert Kaplan, | ||
''The Nothing That Is: A Natural History of Zero''. | ''The Nothing That Is: A Natural History of Zero''. | ||
Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2000, xii+225 pages, $22.00. | <br> Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2000, xii+225 pages, $22.00. | ||
: Reviewed by | |||
Philip J. Davis, ''Embedding Zero in Exposition'' | :: Philip J. Davis, ''Embedding Zero in Exposition'', Book Review. SIAM News (September 17, 2000) [[http://www.siam.org/news/news.php?id=670]] | ||
Book Review | :: For Nature by Ivor Grattan-Guinness, ''Much ado about some thing'', Book Review. Nature 401, 645-646 (14 October 1999) doi:10.1038/44273 [[http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v401/n6754/full/401645a0.html]] | ||
[[http://www.siam.org/news/news.php?id=670]] | |||
Ivor Grattan-Guinness, ''Much ado about some thing'' | |||
Book Review. Nature 401, 645-646 (14 October 1999) | |||
doi:10.1038/44273 | |||
[[http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v401/n6754/full/401645a0.html]] | |||
<br> | <br> | ||
This popular book deals with a fascinating aspect of mathematics: | This popular book deals with a fascinating aspect of mathematics: | ||
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both of numerals and also of possible origins for the signs '0' and 'o'. | both of numerals and also of possible origins for the signs '0' and 'o'. | ||
:: Andrew Leahy [[http://www.maa.org/reviews/nothing.html]] | |||
[[http://www.maa.org/reviews/nothing.html]] | |||
Brian Blank, | :: Brian Blank, The College Mathematics Journal, Vol.32 No.2, March 2001, 155-160 157-160 (Seife 157-158) 158-150 [[http://www.artsci.wustl.edu/~bblank/CollegeMathJournalMarch2001review.pdf]] | ||
The College Mathematics Journal, Vol.32 No.2, March 2001, 155-160 | |||
157-160 (Seife 157-158) 158-150 | |||
[[http://www.artsci.wustl.edu/~bblank/CollegeMathJournalMarch2001review.pdf]] | |||
Keith Devlin, % "The Nothing That Is: A Natural History of Zero" | :: Keith Devlin, % "The Nothing That Is: A Natural History of Zero" Natural History, Dec, 1999 [[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1134/is_10_108/ai_58360827/]] | ||
Natural History, Dec, 1999 | |||
[[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1134/is_10_108/ai_58360827/]] | |||
John Derbyshire, ''The conquering zero'' | :: John Derbyshire, ''The conquering zero'' | ||
Review of The Nothing That Is by Robert Kaplan | Review of The Nothing That Is by Robert Kaplan | ||
October 1999 | October 1999 | ||
[[http://www.newcriterion.com/articles.cfm/conqueringzero-derbyshire-2812]] | [[http://www.newcriterion.com/articles.cfm/conqueringzero-derbyshire-2812]] | ||
Richard Pinch, ''Much ado about Nothing'' | :: Richard Pinch, ''Much ado about Nothing''. Magazine issue 2228 (04 March 2000) | ||
Magazine issue 2228 (04 March 2000) | [[http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg16522285.100-much-ado-about-nothing.html New Scientist]] | ||
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg16522285.100-much-ado-about-nothing.html | |||
( [[http://januarymagazine.com/nonfiction/nothingthatis.html]] ) | ( [[http://januarymagazine.com/nonfiction/nothingthatis.html]] ) | ||
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Charles Seife, | Charles Seife, | ||
''Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea'' | ''Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea'' | ||
Viking Penguin, New York, 2000, 248 pages, $24.95. | <br> Viking Penguin, New York, 2000, 248 pages, $24.95. | ||
The College Mathematics Journal, Vol.32 No.2, March 2001, 155-160 157-160 (Seife 157-158) 158-150 [[http://www.artsci.wustl.edu/~bblank/CollegeMathJournalMarch2001review.pdf]] | |||
Steven G. Krantz, ''What's So Special About Zero?'' | :: Steven G. Krantz, ''What's So Special About Zero?'' | ||
Book Review, SIAM News (September 17, 2000) | Book Review, SIAM News (September 17, 2000) | ||
[[http://www.siam.org/news/news.php?id=669]] | [[http://www.siam.org/news/news.php?id=669]] | ||
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Book review. Nature 410, 748-749 (12 April 2001) | Book review. Nature 410, 748-749 (12 April 2001) | ||
doi:10.1038/35071152 | doi:10.1038/35071152 | ||
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Charles Seife's Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea (Souvenir), | Charles Seife's Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea (Souvenir), | ||
and now we have John Barrow's The Book of Nothing. | and now we have John Barrow's The Book of Nothing. | ||
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http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=what-is-the-origin-of-zer | [[http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=what-is-the-origin-of-zer]] | ||
All for Nought | Bill Casselman, ''All for Nought'' | ||
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By accident, it records the oldest "0" in India | By accident, it records the oldest "0" in India | ||
for which one can assign a definite date... | for which one can assign a definite date... | ||
Bill Casselman | Bill Casselman | ||
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada | University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada --> | ||
[[http://www.ams.org/featurecolumn/archive/india-zero.html]] | [[http://www.ams.org/featurecolumn/archive/india-zero.html]] | ||
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There are several popular books on zero which have to be read with care as can be seen from the reviews.
%% 18jul09 : Kaplan, The Nothing that is
- Robert Kaplan,
The Nothing That Is: A Natural History of Zero.
Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2000, xii+225 pages, $22.00.
- Reviewed by
This popular book deals with a fascinating aspect of mathematics:
the occurrence of zero within the arithmetics of integers and real numbers,
and its many representations as numerals.
Robert Kaplan is at his best on the latter: a wide range of examples is given,
both of numerals and also of possible origins for the signs '0' and 'o'.
- Andrew Leahy [[3]]
- Brian Blank, The College Mathematics Journal, Vol.32 No.2, March 2001, 155-160 157-160 (Seife 157-158) 158-150 [[4]]
- Keith Devlin, % "The Nothing That Is: A Natural History of Zero" Natural History, Dec, 1999 [[5]]
- John Derbyshire, The conquering zero
Review of The Nothing That Is by Robert Kaplan October 1999 [[6]]
- Richard Pinch, Much ado about Nothing. Magazine issue 2228 (04 March 2000)
( [[7]] )
%% 20jul09 : Seife
Charles Seife,
Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea
Viking Penguin, New York, 2000, 248 pages, $24.95.
The College Mathematics Journal, Vol.32 No.2, March 2001, 155-160 157-160 (Seife 157-158) 158-150 [[8]]
- Steven G. Krantz, What's So Special About Zero?
Book Review, SIAM News (September 17, 2000) [[9]] ([pdf])
John D. Barrow, The Book of Nothing
Pantheon: 2001. 370 pp. $27.50
John O'Connor, Nothing to it! Book review. Nature 410, 748-749 (12 April 2001) doi:10.1038/35071152 [[10]]
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Bill Casselman, All for Nought [[12]]
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