Thomas Jefferson and his Decimals 1775–1810: Neglected Years in the History of U.S. School Mathematics

Especially for Americans, there is no escaping the influence of Thomas Jefferson. His mprint on things American is everywhere, even on the landscape. Observant air travellers flying from New York to Chicago, for example, will notice that the visible markings on the errain become noticeably more r...

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spelling oai:scholar.dlu.edu.vn:DLU123456789-568782023-11-11T05:40:40Z Thomas Jefferson and his Decimals 1775–1810: Neglected Years in the History of U.S. School Mathematics Clements, M.A. (Ken) Ellerton, Nerida F. Mathematics Decimals Especially for Americans, there is no escaping the influence of Thomas Jefferson. His mprint on things American is everywhere, even on the landscape. Observant air travellers flying from New York to Chicago, for example, will notice that the visible markings on the errain become noticeably more rectilinear after crossing Pennsylvania. The reason is that from the state of Ohio westward the land was surveyed and laid out on a grid before ettlement and sold or given out in rectangular plots. Lines created by this grid are still visible as roads or as the boundaries of fields, farms, towns, counties, and even states. This cheme was yet another brainchild of Thomas Jefferson, whose ideas and reforms issued forth in profusion during the early years of the American Republic... 2015-06-19T02:42:26Z 2015-06-19T02:42:26Z 2015 Book 978-3-319-02504-9 https://scholar.dlu.edu.vn/thuvienso/handle/DLU123456789/56878 en application/pdf Springer
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language English
topic Mathematics
Decimals
spellingShingle Mathematics
Decimals
Clements, M.A. (Ken)
Ellerton, Nerida F.
Thomas Jefferson and his Decimals 1775–1810: Neglected Years in the History of U.S. School Mathematics
description Especially for Americans, there is no escaping the influence of Thomas Jefferson. His mprint on things American is everywhere, even on the landscape. Observant air travellers flying from New York to Chicago, for example, will notice that the visible markings on the errain become noticeably more rectilinear after crossing Pennsylvania. The reason is that from the state of Ohio westward the land was surveyed and laid out on a grid before ettlement and sold or given out in rectangular plots. Lines created by this grid are still visible as roads or as the boundaries of fields, farms, towns, counties, and even states. This cheme was yet another brainchild of Thomas Jefferson, whose ideas and reforms issued forth in profusion during the early years of the American Republic...
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author Clements, M.A. (Ken)
Ellerton, Nerida F.
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Ellerton, Nerida F.
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title Thomas Jefferson and his Decimals 1775–1810: Neglected Years in the History of U.S. School Mathematics
title_short Thomas Jefferson and his Decimals 1775–1810: Neglected Years in the History of U.S. School Mathematics
title_full Thomas Jefferson and his Decimals 1775–1810: Neglected Years in the History of U.S. School Mathematics
title_fullStr Thomas Jefferson and his Decimals 1775–1810: Neglected Years in the History of U.S. School Mathematics
title_full_unstemmed Thomas Jefferson and his Decimals 1775–1810: Neglected Years in the History of U.S. School Mathematics
title_sort thomas jefferson and his decimals 1775–1810: neglected years in the history of u.s. school mathematics
publisher Springer
publishDate 2015
url https://scholar.dlu.edu.vn/thuvienso/handle/DLU123456789/56878
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