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September 30, 1775: Robert Adrain

September 30, 1775: Robert Adrain

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September 30, 20252m 0s

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Cover art for September 30, 1775: Oil on canvas portrait of Robert Adrain, attributed to Charles Cromwell Ingham.

Robert Adrain is one of those names that most people wouldn’t recognize, but back in the day he was a mathematical scholar in a place where there really weren’t any. At least, none of special note.

Adrain made education his entire life, teaching youngsters while still pretty much a child himself, being 15 when he started. After moving to America, he resumed his teaching career and became the publisher of a mathematical journal, which ran for several years.

It’s Cake and Candles today for Robert Adrain.

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