The Strange and Righteous History of the Equals Sign
Robert Recorde was a polymath Welshman born in 151... ...t lasting contribution was that he invented the = sign .Recorde's symbol didn't catch on at first. The la... ...to "ae" or "oe." But aiding the popularity of the equals sign was Recorde's introduction, to English-speakers,... ...German symbols "+" and "...
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