The nothing that is. A natural history of zero

zbMATH Open1010.01001MaRDI QIDQ2736987FDOQ2736987

Authors: Robert Kaplan 

Publication date: 11 September 2001

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zbMATH Keywords

differential calculuslimitsnumber theoryMayacalendar questionsGreckHinduhistory of zerointeger zero

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Introductory exposition (textbooks, tutorial papers, etc.) pertaining to history and biography (01-01) General histories, source books (01A05)

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