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“To avoide the tediouse repetition of these woordes: is equalle to: I will settle as I doe often in woorke use, a paire of paralleles, or gemowe [twin] lines of one lengthe: =, bicause noe .2. thynges, can be moare equalle.”

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Robert Recorde
Robert Recorde

Robert Recorde, born in 1512 and died in 1558, was a renowned British physician and mathematician. He made significant contributions to both the fields of medicine and mathematics, particularly for his improvements to mathematical notation, which had a profound impact on later generations. more

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