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The Strange and Righteous History of the Equals Sign


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Robert Recorde, equals sign

This plaque honoring Robert Recorde is at the Tenby Museum in Wales.

Credit: Tenby Museum

Robert Recorde was one of those people so extraordinarily ahead of his time that he seemed destined to come to a tragic end.

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