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Robert Recorde : The Life and Times of a Tudor Mathematician - Fenny Smith

Robert Recorde

The Life and Times of a Tudor Mathematician

By: Fenny Smith (Adapted By), Gareth Ffowc Roberts (Adapted By)

Hardcover | 2 January 2013 | Edition Number 1

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Robert Recorde was the first person to write an original book on arithmetic in English, rather than in the then-standard Latin or Greek--and thus the first to write about math in a way that ordinary people could understand. He was, in effect, the first mathematics teacher in the English-speaking world. This biography, which provides a comprehensive overview of Recorde's life and work, traces the major influences on his study and his writing and charts his contribution to the development of mathematical and scientific thinking in Europe.
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"Drawing on a wide array of archival and documentary sources, the authors of this collection of highly readable essays shine a bright light on the life and work of the Tudor mathematics educator Robert Recorde, the man best known for having invented the equals sign. It is a fascinating read for those interested in the Tudor period, the history of science and the history of mathematics, and it will ensure that Recorde is remembered for much more than just the invention of a mathematical symbol." June Barrow-Green, The Open University "Although best known for inventing the equals sign, Robert Recorde made many other significant contributions to the development of mathematics and science. As this book amply demonstrates, his writings made arithmetic, geometry, algebra, astronomy and 'physick' widely available in English to those for whom the classical texts of the scholar were inaccessible. It can be warmly recommended as a most welcome addition to the historical literature. " Robin Wilson, Pembroke College, Oxford University and President, British Society for the History of Mathematics

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