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Robert Recorde: The Life and Times of a Tudor Mathematician

By: Publication details: United Kingdom; University of Wales Press; 2013Description: 256 Pages; PaperbackISBN:
  • 9780708326824
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 510.92
Summary: Recent research has revealed new information about the Welsh Tudor mathematician, Robert Recorde who invented the equals sign (=) - what inspired his work and what was its influence on the development of mathematics education in the English-speaking world. The findings of that research, presented at a commemorative conference in 2008, form the core of this publication. The book begins with an account of Recorde's life and an overview of his work in mathematics, medicine and cosmography. Individual chapters concentrate on each of his books in turn, taken chronologically, and are supplemented by chapters that present historical perspectives of Recorde's work and its wider European links and one that sets Recorde's work within the general knowledge economy.
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Item type Current library Call number Status Notes Date due Barcode Item holds
Book Adult and Young Adult 15-17 Karachi In Store 510.92 REC (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available Biography PKLC007335
Book Adult and Young Adult 15-17 Lahore In Store 510.92 REC (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Withdrawn donated to the faislabad festival 2019 PKLC011314
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Recent research has revealed new information about the Welsh Tudor mathematician, Robert Recorde who invented the equals sign (=) - what inspired his work and what was its influence on the development of mathematics education in the English-speaking world. The findings of that research, presented at a commemorative conference in 2008, form the core of this publication. The book begins with an account of Recorde's life and an overview of his work in mathematics, medicine and cosmography. Individual chapters concentrate on each of his books in turn, taken chronologically, and are supplemented by chapters that present historical perspectives of Recorde's work and its wider European links and one that sets Recorde's work within the general knowledge economy.

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