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Much ado about zero

Professor Robin Wilson · Gresham College

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The concept of zero developed in many cultures over thousands of years. Why did such a 'natural' idea take so long? This lecture illustrated the wide-ranging mathematical achievements of China, India and Central America over a thousand-year period - some not to be rediscovered in Europe for a further thousand years - before returning to the elusive origins of zero.

The talk

  1. Much ado about zero 2004-11-17 · YouTube

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Institution
Gresham College
Speaker
Professor Robin Wilson
Year
2004
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Mathematics
Source
Gresham College
Licence
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