Robert Kaplan’s The Nothing That Is also comes out in paperback for
a mass market. It’s a good introduction to the idea of zero from someone who has
not only taught maths at Harvard, but also Sanskrit and a course called
“Inspired Guessing”. Published by Penguin, £6.99, ISBN 0140279431.
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