Episode · Stuff You Should Know · 2023-09-20

Books mentioned on Short Stuff: Origin of Math Signs

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Have you ever stopped mid-pencil mark and realized to your astonishment where the plus sign came from? Then this one’s for you.

Josh Clark discussed The Whetstone of Witte by Robert Recorde.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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   The Whetstone of Witte

   Robert Recorde · at 3:21

   Discussed

   “and he wrote it in the a book called The Whetstone of wit and of course the Whetstone is what you sharpen things with so it sharpens your wit to read this book I love that title yeah and it actually became very influential and well read as far as 16th century math books go”

   Josh Clark Short Stuff: Origin of Math Signs 2023-09-20 Listen at 3:21

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