Zero The Biography of a Dangerous Idea
by Charles Seife
- Used
- Very Good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0140296476
- ISBN 13
- 9780140296471
- Seller
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About This Item
From back cover: "The Babylonians invented it, the Greeks banned it, the Hindus worshiped it, and the Church used it to fend off heretics. For centuries, the power of zero savored of the demonic; once harnessed, it became the most important tool in mathematics."
Quote from front cover: "Written with clarity and infectious enthusiasm that are rare in science writing, and practically unknown among those who dare to explain mathematics. Zero is really something." - The Washington Post
Book - Very Good condition. Front cover has a couple very light bumps. Very minimal edge/corner wear. Clean and tight.
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248 pages including Index.
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- Bookseller
- Blue & Grey Book Shoppe (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2027
- Title
- Zero The Biography of a Dangerous Idea
- Author
- Charles Seife
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0140296476
- ISBN 13
- 9780140296471
- Publisher
- Penguin (Non-Classics)
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- September 5, 2000
- Pages
- 248
- Keywords
- mathematics, zero, science, Babylonians, Greeks, Hindus, heretics
- Bookseller catalogs
- Science; History - World; Math Related;
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