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

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 and where we got these numerals, which we so depend on, has for thousands of years been shrouded in mystery. Finding...

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Autor principal: Aczel, Amir D
Lenguaje:eng
Publicado: Palgrave Macmillan 2015
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Acceso en línea:http://cds.cern.ch/record/1981540