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Finding zero : a mathematician's odyssey to uncover the origins of numbers

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    Temps de fonctionnement: 06:00 hrs
    Voix de: Stefan Rudnicki
    Publisher:
    Blackstone Audio, 2015
    Note: This book was purchased with support from the Government of Canada's Social Development Partnerships Program - Disability Component.

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  • Author: Aczel, Amir D.
    Edition: Unabridged
    Date:
    Created
    2015
    Summary:

    The invention of numerals is perhaps the greatest abstraction the human mind has ever created. Virtually everything in our lives is digital, numerical, or quantified. The story of how we got these numerals has for thousands of years been shrouded in mystery until now.

    Genre:
    Math and science
    Sujets: Numerals | Zero (The number)
    Original Publisher: [Ashland, Oregon], Blackstone Publishing
    Language(s): English
    ISBN: 9781481523721, 1481523724, 9781481523745, 1481523740