On the dot : the speck that changed the world /
Despite the humble origins of its name, the dot has been one of the most versatile players in the history of written communication. The Humez brothers shed light on the dot in all its various forms--as a mark of punctuation and a notation in mathematics and music--take readers on an engaging tour of...
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Oxford University Press,
2008
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Table of Contents:
- 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
- 1 Time and Chance: Punctuality and the Coin Toss 3
- 2 Dit Dah: Codes to Sigh For 13
- 3 With a Bullet: Checklists and Dingbats 29
- 4 ... And a Half: Musical Dots 43
- 5 For Short: Mr., Sr., et al 55
- 6 Dot Dot Dot: Ellipses, Lacunae, and Missing Links 69
- 7 Stet: Emendations of Immortality 83
- 8 Ninety-Eight Point Six: Decimals and Determinings 97
- 9 Dot Com: Computation Punctuation 111
- 10 Bang! The Dot Meets the Family 133
- 11 Period: The End Point 149.