Author

Publication

1993-07-01 - Stanford University Press

Language

English

Word Count

31,000 words, Guess

Page Count

124 pages

Physical Format

Paperback

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • Better World Books9780804721295
  • Open LibraryOL7928796M

First Sentence

The first purpose of this book is to portray the introduction of the mathematical sign zero into Western consciousness in the thirteenth century as a major signifying event, both in its own right within the writing of numbers and as the emblem of parallel movements in other sign systems.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Signifying Nothing: The Semiotics of ZeroPaperbackStanford University Press1993-07-01

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