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NUMBER STORIES

attending an arithmetic school in Germany. In those days it was not the custom in that country to teach arithmetic in all schools.

Lern wol mit fleiß das ein mal ein So wirt dir alle rechnung gemein

PAGE FROM JOHANN WIDMAN’S BOOK

This shows two multiplication tables from Johann’s arithmetic

Those who were going into business went to an arithmetic school and learned from an
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