Thomas Jefferson and his Decimals 1775–1810: Neglected Years in the History of U.S. School Mathematics
This well-illustrated book, by two established historians of school mathematics, documents Thomas Jefferson’s quest, after 1775, to introduce a form of decimal currency to the fledgling United States of America. The book describes a remarkable study showing how the United States’ decision to adopt a...
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Μορφή: | Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο |
Γλώσσα: | English |
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Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
2015.
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Διαθέσιμο Online: | Full Text via HEAL-Link |
Πίνακας περιεχομένων:
- Early Moves Toward Metrication in Europe
- Measurement Chaos in North America, 1780–1980
- Opportunity Lost: Big Money Successfully Thwarts Thomas Jefferson’s Push for Metrication 1776–1793
- Muddling Along: Opposition to Moves for Metrication, 1793–1920
- David Eugene Smith’s Involvement in the Metrication Issue, 1920–1935
- The Decision for Metrication, 1970
- Reaganomics, Big Money, and the Crushing of the Metric Dream, 1970-1980
- Why has the United States Never Achieved Metrication?.