{"product_id":"zero-before-the-symbol-bimal-kumar-mishra-9789378256165","title":"Zero Before the Symbol: Aryabhata and the Mathematics of Nothingness","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat is zero? A symbol, a number, or something far more profound?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eZero Before the Symbol: Aryabhata and the Mathematics of Nothingness offers a rigorous re-examination of the origin of zero, shifting the focus from symbolic invention to structural emergence. Through a detailed analysis of the Aryabhatiya, the book demonstrates that Aryabhata's positional system encodes a functional notion of absence without the use of an explicit symbol. It further interprets Brahmagupta's work as the formalization of an already existing concept. Integrating primary Sanskrit sources with mathematical reconstruction, the monograph presents zero as a unified entity-structure, concept, and number-while offering a balanced historiographical perspective on its global development.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bimal Kumar Mishra\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 9378256163\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789378256165\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bluerose Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/09\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 164\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.67lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.45d","brand":"Bimal Kumar Mishra","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50779775107327,"sku":"9789378256165","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/zero-before-the-symbol-bimal-kumar-mishra-9789378256165","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}