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The nothing that is [[electronic resource] ] : a natural history of zero / / Robert Kaplan ; illustrations by Ellen Kaplan
| The nothing that is [[electronic resource] ] : a natural history of zero / / Robert Kaplan ; illustrations by Ellen Kaplan |
| Autore | Kaplan Robert <1933-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 1999 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (238 p.) |
| Disciplina |
511.2/11
513 513.211 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | KaplanEllen |
| Soggetto topico | Zero (The number) |
| ISBN |
1-280-53045-6
9786610530458 0-19-802945-4 1-4294-0474-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; A NOTE TO THE READER; ZERO: THE LENS; ONE: MIND PUTS ITS STAMP ON MATTER; TWO: THE GREEKS HAD NO WORD FOR IT; THREE: TRAVELERS' TALES; FOUR: EASTWARD; FIVE: DUST; SIX: INTO THE UNKNOWN; SEVEN: A PARADIGM SHIFTS; EIGHT: A MAYAN INTERLUDE: THE DARK SIDE OF COUNTING; NINE: MUCH ADO; TEN: ENTERTAINING ANGELS; ELEVEN: ALMOST NOTHING; TWELVE: IS IT OUT THERE?; THIRTEEN: BATH-HOUSE WITH SPIDERS; FOURTEEN: A LAND WHERE IT WAS ALWAYS AFTERNOON; FIFTEEN: WAS LEAR RIGHT?; SIXTEEN: THE UNTHINKABLE; INDEX |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910656389703321 |
Kaplan Robert <1933->
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| Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 1999 | ||
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Zero / / Kevin Cunningham
| Zero / / Kevin Cunningham |
| Autore | Cunningham Kevin <1966-> |
| Edizione | [First Edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Morgan Reynolds Publishing |
| Descrizione fisica | 64 pages : color illustrations ; ; 25 cm |
| Disciplina | 513.5 |
| Collana | The biography of numbers |
| Soggetto topico |
Zero (The number)
Number concept |
| ISBN | 1-59935-393-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Before zero -- A universe in crystal -- Long counts and Indian numbers -- The messenger -- The zero revolutions. |
| Altri titoli varianti | Biography of Numbers |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910162786503321 |
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Cunningham Kevin <1966->
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| Morgan Reynolds Publishing | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Zero : a landmark discovery, the dreadful void, and the ultimate mind / / Syamal K. Sen, Ravi P. Agarwal
| Zero : a landmark discovery, the dreadful void, and the ultimate mind / / Syamal K. Sen, Ravi P. Agarwal |
| Autore | Sen Syamal K. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London : , : Elsevier, , [2016] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (167 p.) |
| Soggetto topico | Zero (The number) |
| ISBN | 0-12-804624-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Zero: A Landmark Discovery, the Dreadful Void, and the Ultimate Mind; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Matter versus nonmatter; 1.2 Zero in universal nothingness; 1.3 Birth and five properties of zero; 1.4 Zero is the very life of all sciences and engineering; 1.5 Nomenclature, symbols, and terms concerning zero and place-value system; 1.5.1 Shunyata; 1.5.2 Sthanakramad; 1.6 Special terms concerning zero/infinity; 1.6.1 Zero for blast; 1.6.2 Ground zero; 1.6.3 Zero hour; 1.7 Digital display A 7-segment display; 1.8 Division by exact zero and nonexact zero
1.8.1 z/0 = 0 for any z?2 Zero a landmark discovery, the dreadful void, and the ultimate mind: Why; 2.1 A landmark discovery; 2.2 The dreadful void!; 2.2.1 True incident in the life of Swami Vivekananda in 1881; 2.3 The ultimate mind; 2.3.1 Nirvikalpa Samadhi and Bose-Einstein condensate; 2.3.2 Swami Vivekananda in the making; 2.3.3 Swami Vivekananda attaining NS; 2.3.4 Meerut incident; 2.3.5 State of NS and that of zero kinetic energy: equivalence; 2.3.6 Deep sleep; 2.3.7 Experience: natural versus artificial; 2.3.8 Experiencing and not just knowing 2.3.9 Who is faster: man (living computer) or computer in reality?2.3.10 Neuronal system: natural versus artificial; 2.3.11 God is omnipresent, omnipotent, and omniscient while computer will never be; 2.3.12 Chaos-does it really exist in nature?; 2.3.13 How do we know 0 K which is not reachable?; 2.3.14 Experience is the proof; 2.3.15 Mind is the reservoir of endless knowledge; 2.3.16 Numerical zero versus mathematical zero; 2.3.17 Consciousness: natural versus machine; 2.3.18 Measuring manifestation of consciousness; 3 History of zero including its representation and role 3.1 7000-2000 BC: innovation of decimal number system that is universally used today3.1.1 Prelude; 3.1.2 Aryabhatta: use of decimals, zero, and place value system; 3.1.3 The Maya numbers and Long Count; 3.2 2000 BC-1000 AD: zero reached its full development along with representation and arithmetic operations; 3.2.1 Representation of nothingness-an important need toward progress; 3.2.2 Zero as a number used by Indians; 3.2.2.1 Bhaskara II's Siddhanta Siromani: used zero of today; 3.2.2.2 Sarvanandi's Lokavibhaga: reference to zero in Jain work 3.2.2.9 Gotama Siddha's Kai yuan zhan jing: Symbol zero, place-value system, and Indian method of computation |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910797861303321 |
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Sen Syamal K.
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| London : , : Elsevier, , [2016] | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Zero : a landmark discovery, the dreadful void, and the ultimate mind / / Syamal K. Sen, Ravi P. Agarwal
| Zero : a landmark discovery, the dreadful void, and the ultimate mind / / Syamal K. Sen, Ravi P. Agarwal |
| Autore | Sen Syamal K. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London : , : Elsevier, , [2016] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (167 p.) |
| Soggetto topico | Zero (The number) |
| ISBN | 0-12-804624-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Zero: A Landmark Discovery, the Dreadful Void, and the Ultimate Mind; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Matter versus nonmatter; 1.2 Zero in universal nothingness; 1.3 Birth and five properties of zero; 1.4 Zero is the very life of all sciences and engineering; 1.5 Nomenclature, symbols, and terms concerning zero and place-value system; 1.5.1 Shunyata; 1.5.2 Sthanakramad; 1.6 Special terms concerning zero/infinity; 1.6.1 Zero for blast; 1.6.2 Ground zero; 1.6.3 Zero hour; 1.7 Digital display A 7-segment display; 1.8 Division by exact zero and nonexact zero
1.8.1 z/0 = 0 for any z?2 Zero a landmark discovery, the dreadful void, and the ultimate mind: Why; 2.1 A landmark discovery; 2.2 The dreadful void!; 2.2.1 True incident in the life of Swami Vivekananda in 1881; 2.3 The ultimate mind; 2.3.1 Nirvikalpa Samadhi and Bose-Einstein condensate; 2.3.2 Swami Vivekananda in the making; 2.3.3 Swami Vivekananda attaining NS; 2.3.4 Meerut incident; 2.3.5 State of NS and that of zero kinetic energy: equivalence; 2.3.6 Deep sleep; 2.3.7 Experience: natural versus artificial; 2.3.8 Experiencing and not just knowing 2.3.9 Who is faster: man (living computer) or computer in reality?2.3.10 Neuronal system: natural versus artificial; 2.3.11 God is omnipresent, omnipotent, and omniscient while computer will never be; 2.3.12 Chaos-does it really exist in nature?; 2.3.13 How do we know 0 K which is not reachable?; 2.3.14 Experience is the proof; 2.3.15 Mind is the reservoir of endless knowledge; 2.3.16 Numerical zero versus mathematical zero; 2.3.17 Consciousness: natural versus machine; 2.3.18 Measuring manifestation of consciousness; 3 History of zero including its representation and role 3.1 7000-2000 BC: innovation of decimal number system that is universally used today3.1.1 Prelude; 3.1.2 Aryabhatta: use of decimals, zero, and place value system; 3.1.3 The Maya numbers and Long Count; 3.2 2000 BC-1000 AD: zero reached its full development along with representation and arithmetic operations; 3.2.1 Representation of nothingness-an important need toward progress; 3.2.2 Zero as a number used by Indians; 3.2.2.1 Bhaskara II's Siddhanta Siromani: used zero of today; 3.2.2.2 Sarvanandi's Lokavibhaga: reference to zero in Jain work 3.2.2.9 Gotama Siddha's Kai yuan zhan jing: Symbol zero, place-value system, and Indian method of computation |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910822606803321 |
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Sen Syamal K.
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| London : , : Elsevier, , [2016] | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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