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


Robert Kaplan,
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v20/n507/pdf/020275a0.pdf
''The Nothing That Is: A Natural History of Zero''.
nature Volume 20 Number 507 pp261-284
Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2000, xii+225 pages, $22.00.
In this issue (17 July 1879)
    * Book Reviews
    * Letters to Editor
    * News
    * Correction
    * News
Correction Notes-  p275 doi:10.1038/020275a0 PDF


Philip J. Davis, ''Embedding Zero in Exposition''
Book Review, SIAM News (September 17, 2000)
[[http://www.siam.org/news/news.php?id=670]]


Ivor Grattan-Guinness, ''Much ado about some thing''
http://forum.citizendium.org/index.php/topic,2756.msg22054.html#msg22054
Book Review. Nature 401, 645-646 (14 October 1999)
http://forum.citizendium.org/index.php/topic,2748.0.html
doi:10.1038/44273
http://forum.citizendium.org/index.php/topic,2764.msg22183.html#msg22183
[[http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v401/n6754/full/401645a0.html]]
<br>
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'.


Reviewed by Andrew Leahy
http://forum.citizendium.org/index.php/topic,1085.msg8866.html#msg8866
[[http://www.maa.org/reviews/nothing.html]]


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]]


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/]]


John Derbyshire, ''The conquering zero''
== [[Zero (mathematics)/Bibliography]] ==
Review of The Nothing That Is by Robert Kaplan
October 1999
[[http://www.newcriterion.com/articles.cfm/conqueringzero-derbyshire-2812]]


Richard Pinch, ''Much ado about Nothing''
There are several popular books on (the history of) ''"zero"''  
Magazine issue 2228 (04 March 2000)
which make interesting reading but have to be taken with care as can be seen from the reviews.
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg16522285.100-much-ado-about-nothing.html


( [[http://januarymagazine.com/nonfiction/nothingthatis.html]] )
* Robert Kaplan, ''The Nothing That Is: A Natural History of Zero''. &nbsp; Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2000. <!-- xii+225 pages, $22.00. -->
 
: Critically reviewed by:
%% 20jul09 : Seife
: 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]]
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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, The Mathematical Association of America. [[http://www.maa.org/reviews/nothing.html maa.org]]
: Brian Blank, ''Book review''. The College Mathematics Journal, Vol.32 No.2, March 2001, 155-160. See pp. 158-160 [[http://www.artsci.wustl.edu/~bblank/CollegeMathJournalMarch2001review.pdf pdf]]
: Keith Devlin, Natural History, Dec, 1999. [[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1134/is_10_108/ai_58360827/ bnet]]
: John Derbyshire, ''The conquering zero''. <!-- Review of The Nothing That Is by Robert Kaplan --> October 1999. [[http://www.newcriterion.com/articles.cfm/conqueringzero-derbyshire-2812 newcriterion.com]]
: Richard Pinch, ''Much ado about Nothing''. Magazine issue 2228 (04 March 2000) [[http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg16522285.100-much-ado-about-nothing.html newscientist.com]]
: J. Kingston Pierce, ''All for Naught''. [[http://januarymagazine.com/nonfiction/nothingthatis.html January Magazine]]


Charles Seife,
* Charles Seife, ''Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea''. Viking Penguin, New York, 2000. <!-- 248 pages, $24.95. -->
''Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea''
: Critically reviewed by:
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]]
: 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]]


Steven G. Krantz, ''What's So Special About Zero?''
* John D. Barrow, ''The Book of Nothing''. Pantheon: 2001. <!-- 370 pp. $27.50 -->
Book Review, SIAM News (September 17, 2000)
: Critically reviewed by:
[[http://www.siam.org/news/news.php?id=669]]
: 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]]
([[http://www.siam.org/pdf/news/669.pdf pdf]])
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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
It must have been all those noughts at the end of last year's date
It must have been all those noughts at the end of last year's date
that started people writing about zero. In 1999 we had
that started people writing about zero. In 1999 we had
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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.
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v410/n6830/full/410748a0.html
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http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=what-is-the-origin-of-zer
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?
<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]]


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]]
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

http://forum.citizendium.org/index.php/topic,1085.msg8866.html#msg8866


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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