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The whetstone of witte
Book • 1557
The Whetstone of Witte, published in 1557, is a seminal work in mathematics by Robert Recorde.
It covers topics such as whole numbers, the extraction of roots, irrational numbers, and algebraic practices.
The book is historically significant for being the first to use the equals sign (=), plus (+), and minus (-) signs in English.
Recorde also developed unique notation for exponentiation and surds, contributing significantly to the development of algebraic notation.
It covers topics such as whole numbers, the extraction of roots, irrational numbers, and algebraic practices.
The book is historically significant for being the first to use the equals sign (=), plus (+), and minus (-) signs in English.
Recorde also developed unique notation for exponentiation and surds, contributing significantly to the development of algebraic notation.
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