Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different
The Nothing That Is: A Natural History of Zero
by Kaplan, Robert
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0195142373
- ISBN 13
- 9780195142372
- Seller
-
Brattleboro, Vermont, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Cary, North Carolina, U.S.A.: Oxford Univ Press, 1999. Book. Very Good. Mass Market Paperback. Slight cover wear. Nice, clean, tight, unmarked copy. For math professor Kaplan, the history of zero is a lens for looking not only into the evolution of mathematics but into very nature of human thought. "Where did the familiar hollow circle that we use to denote zero come from? That's a story fraught with mystery, and Mr. Kaplan tells it well".--"Wall Street Journal". 38 illustrations..
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- The Unskoolbookshop (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 021854
- Title
- The Nothing That Is: A Natural History of Zero
- Author
- Kaplan, Robert
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0195142373
- ISBN 13
- 9780195142372
- Publisher
- Oxford Univ Press
- Place of Publication
- Cary, North Carolina, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1999
- Keywords
- Zero
Terms of Sale
The Unskoolbookshop
RETURNS:With prior notice, within 7 days if not in condition described. PERSONAL CHECKS will be held until they clear the bank. FREE INSURANCE on orders of $100 or more. Occasionally, a book may not be available due to PRIOR SALE. If this happens, I will issue you a refund. Thanks. Happy reading!
About the Seller
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Mass Market
- Mass market paperback books, or MMPBs, are printed for large audiences cheaply. This means that they are smaller, usually 4...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.