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In this issue (17 July 1879)
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    * News
    * Correction
    * News
Correction Notes-  p275 doi:10.1038/020275a0 PDF


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== [[Zero (mathematics)/Bibliography]] ==


There are several popular books on (the history of) ''"zero"''  
There are several popular books on (the history of) ''"zero"''  
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: Critically reviewed by:
: Critically reviewed by:
: Philip J. Davis, ''Embedding Zero in Exposition'', Book Review. SIAM News (September 17, 2000) [[http://www.siam.org/news/news.php?id=670 siam.org]]
: Philip J. Davis, ''Embedding Zero in Exposition'', Book Review. SIAM News (September 17, 2000) [[http://www.siam.org/news/news.php?id=670 siam.org]]
: 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 nature.com]]
: 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 nature.com]]
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This popular book deals with a fascinating aspect of mathematics:
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* Charles Seife, ''Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea''. Viking Penguin, New York, 2000. <!-- 248 pages, $24.95. -->
* Charles Seife, ''Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea''. Viking Penguin, New York, 2000. <!-- 248 pages, $24.95. -->
:: Brian Blank, ''Book review''. The College Mathematics Journal, Vol.32 No.2, March 2001, 155-160. See pp. 157-158 [[http://www.artsci.wustl.edu/~bblank/CollegeMathJournalMarch2001review.pdf pdf]]
: Critically reviewed by:
:: Steven G. Krantz, ''What's So Special About Zero?'' Book Review, SIAM News (September 17, 2000). [[http://www.siam.org/news/news.php?id=669 siam.org]] ([[http://www.siam.org/pdf/news/669.pdf pdf]])
: Brian Blank, ''Book review''. The College Mathematics Journal, Vol.32 No.2, March 2001, 155-160. See pp. 157-158 [[http://www.artsci.wustl.edu/~bblank/CollegeMathJournalMarch2001review.pdf pdf]]
 
: Steven G. Krantz, ''What's So Special About Zero?'' Book Review, SIAM News (September 17, 2000). [[http://www.siam.org/news/news.php?id=669 siam.org] ([http://www.siam.org/pdf/news/669.pdf pdf])]
: Keith Devlin, Natural History, Dec, 1999. [[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1134/is_10_108/ai_58360827/ bnet]]


* John D. Barrow, ''The Book of Nothing''. Pantheon: 2001. <!-- 370 pp. $27.50 -->
* John D. Barrow, ''The Book of Nothing''. Pantheon: 2001. <!-- 370 pp. $27.50 -->
: Critically reviewed by:
: Critically reviewed by:
: John O'Connor, ''Nothing to it!'' Book review. Nature 410, 748-749 (12 April 2001) (doi:10.1038/35071152)
: John O'Connor, ''Nothing to it!'' Book review. Nature 410, 748-749 (12 April 2001) (doi:10.1038/35071152) [[http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v410/n6830/full/410748a0.html nature.com]]
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Martin Gardner, ''The Significance of ‘Nothing’'', in: ''The Night is Large''. (1996).


What is the origin of zero? How did we indicate nothingness before zero?
What is the origin of zero? How did we indicate nothingness before zero?
<br> &nbsp; Scientific American (January 16, 2007), answer based on Kaplan ([[http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=what-is-the-origin-of-zer Scientific American]]
<br> &nbsp; Scientific American (January 16, 2007), answer based on Kaplan's book (see below). [[http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=what-is-the-origin-of-zer Scientific American]]


Bill Casselman, ''All for Nought''.
Bill Casselman, ''All for Nought''.
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University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada -->
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada -->
Feature column at [[http://www.ams.org/featurecolumn/archive/india-zero.html ams.org]]
Feature column at [[http://www.ams.org/featurecolumn/archive/india-zero.html ams.org]]
Gwalior in India The temple is dated to 876 A. D
What the Gwalior tablet shows is that by 876 A. D. our current place-value system with a base of 10 had become part of popular culture in at least one region of India.


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http://rsnr.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/59/3/285.full Cayley

http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v20/n507/pdf/020275a0.pdf nature Volume 20 Number 507 pp261-284 In this issue (17 July 1879) 

   * Book Reviews
   * Letters to Editor
   * News
   * Correction
   * News

Correction Notes- p275 doi:10.1038/020275a0 PDF


http://forum.citizendium.org/index.php/topic,2756.msg22054.html#msg22054 http://forum.citizendium.org/index.php/topic,2748.0.html http://forum.citizendium.org/index.php/topic,2764.msg22183.html#msg22183

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Zero (mathematics)/Bibliography

There are several popular books on (the history of) "zero" which make interesting reading but have to be taken with care as can be seen from the reviews.

  • Robert Kaplan, The Nothing That Is: A Natural History of Zero.   Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2000.
Critically reviewed by:
Philip J. Davis, Embedding Zero in Exposition, Book Review. SIAM News (September 17, 2000) [siam.org]
Ivor Grattan-Guinness, Much ado about some thing, Book Review. Nature 401, 645-646 (14 October 1999) (doi:10.1038/44273) [nature.com]
Andrew Leahy, The Mathematical Association of America. [maa.org]
Brian Blank, Book review. The College Mathematics Journal, Vol.32 No.2, March 2001, 155-160. See pp. 158-160 [pdf]
Keith Devlin, Natural History, Dec, 1999. [bnet]
John Derbyshire, The conquering zero. October 1999. [newcriterion.com]
Richard Pinch, Much ado about Nothing. Magazine issue 2228 (04 March 2000) [newscientist.com]
J. Kingston Pierce, All for Naught. [January Magazine]
  • Charles Seife, Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea. Viking Penguin, New York, 2000.
Critically reviewed by:
Brian Blank, Book review. The College Mathematics Journal, Vol.32 No.2, March 2001, 155-160. See pp. 157-158 [pdf]
Steven G. Krantz, What's So Special About Zero? Book Review, SIAM News (September 17, 2000). [siam.org (pdf)]
Keith Devlin, Natural History, Dec, 1999. [bnet]
  • John D. Barrow, The Book of Nothing. Pantheon: 2001.
Critically reviewed by:
John O'Connor, Nothing to it! Book review. Nature 410, 748-749 (12 April 2001) (doi:10.1038/35071152) [nature.com]

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Martin Gardner, The Significance of ‘Nothing’, in: The Night is Large. (1996).

What is the origin of zero? How did we indicate nothingness before zero?
  Scientific American (January 16, 2007), answer based on Kaplan's book (see below). [Scientific American]

Bill Casselman, All for Nought. Feature column at [ams.org]

Gwalior in India The temple is dated to 876 A. D What the Gwalior tablet shows is that by 876 A. D. our current place-value system with a base of 10 had become part of popular culture in at least one region of India.

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