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Autore: |
Humez Alexander
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Titolo: |
On the dot [[electronic resource] ] : the speck that changed the world / / Alexander Humez, Nicholas Humez
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Pubblicazione: | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2008 |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (269 p.) |
Disciplina: | 411 |
Soggetto topico: | Dot (Symbol) - History |
Altri autori: |
HumezNicholas D
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Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Nota di contenuto: | Contents; Preface; 1 Time and Chance: Punctuality and the Coin Toss; 2 Dit Dah: Codes to Sigh For; 3 With a Bullet: Checklists and Dingbats; 4 ... And a Half: Musical Dots; 5 For Short: Mr., Sr., et al.; 6 Dot Dot Dot: Ellipses, Lacunae, and Missing Links; 7 Stet: Emendations of Immortality; 8 Ninety-Eight Point Six: Decimals and Determinings; 9 Dot Com: Computation Punctuation; 10 Bang! The Dot Meets the Family; 11 Period: The End Point; Afterword and Acknowledgments; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
Sommario/riassunto: | Introduction: The Tiniest Sign. Time and Chance: Punctuality and the Coin Toss. Dit Dah: Codes to Sigh For. With a Bullet: Checklists and Dingbats. And a Half: Musical Dots. For Short: Mr., Sr., et al. Dot Dot Dot: Ellipses, Lacunae, and Missing Links. Stet: Emendations of Immortality. Ninety-Eight Point Six: Decimals and Determinings. Dot Com: Computation Punctuation. Bang!: The Dot Meets The Family. Period: The End Point. Afterword and Acknowledgements. Notes. Bibliography. Index |
Titolo autorizzato: | On the dot ![]() |
ISBN: | 0-19-772209-1 |
1-281-72395-9 | |
9786611723958 | |
0-19-971718-4 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910782397703321 |
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