On the dot : the speck that changed the world /

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Introduction: The Tiniest Sign. Time and Chance: Punctuality and the Coin Toss. Dit Dah: Codes to Sigh For. With a Bullet: Checklists and Dingbats. And a Half: Musical Dots. For Short: Mr., Sr., et al. Dot Dot Dot: Ellipses, Lacunae, and Missing Links. Stet: Emendations of Immortality. Ninety-Eight...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Humez, Alexander
Other Authors: Humez, Nicholas D.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.
Subjects:
Dot (Symbol) > History.
Dot (Symbol)
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Preface; 1 Time and Chance: Punctuality and the Coin Toss; 2 Dit Dah: Codes to Sigh For; 3 With a Bullet: Checklists and Dingbats; 4 ... And a Half: Musical Dots; 5 For Short: Mr., Sr., et al.; 6 Dot Dot Dot: Ellipses, Lacunae, and Missing Links; 7 Stet: Emendations of Immortality; 8 Ninety-Eight Point Six: Decimals and Determinings; 9 Dot Com: Computation Punctuation; 10 Bang! The Dot Meets the Family; 11 Period: The End Point; Afterword and Acknowledgments; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

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