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The Equals Sign for Kids: Who Invented It and What It Means
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The story of the equals sign for kids: how Welsh doctor Robert Recorde drew two parallel lines in his 1557 book The Whetstone of Witte. • Why Recorde chose two lines of the same length • How his book was the first in English to use plus and minus signs too • Why equals means both sides balance, not the answer comes next • Quiz questions to answer along the way Maths is Not Boring: rated 5★ on Apple Podcasts and 4.7★ on Spotify. Follow or subscribe to hear the story of a new great idea in math...