Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Ideaby Charles Seife
β Scribed by Review by: J. M. Sykes
- Book ID
- 121652438
- Year
- 2001
- Weight
- 302 KB
- Volume
- 30
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0305-7259
- DOI
- 10.2307/30212137
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