Thomas Jefferson and his Decimals 1775–1810: Neglected Years in the History of U.S. School Mathematics
M.A. (Ken) Clements, Nerida F. Ellerton
Springer International Publishing AG, 2014
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Synthesizing four centuries of historical data, this study analyzes the long-term consequences of America's unique refusal to adopt the metric system, with generations of schoolchildren toiling over the complexities of 'Imperial' weights and measures.
- ISBN-13
- 9783319025049
- ISBN-10
- 331902504X
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG
- Year
- 2014
- Publication date
- 2014-12-03
- Pages
- 204
- Dimensions
- 186x262x15
- Weight
- 562