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Musical Multiplication Table
Poster with score for singing and playing multiplication song, followed by times table.
The Young Lady's Arithmetic; containing an epitome of definitions, rules, and examples, which explain in a familiar, concise, and easy manner, the first principal and common use of numbers.
A mathematical textbook targeted specifically to women
Schoolmaster’s Assistant; being a compendium of arithmetic, both practical and theoretical, 17th edition
Mathematics textbook, 17th edition, published in Philadelphia, 1773
Practical Arithmetic; comprising all the rules for transacting business. Executed at Mrs. Rowson's Academy
A manuscript copybook created by a student at Susanna Rowson's academy for girls in Boston. The manuscript seems to be at once an exercise in penmanship and in learning math and other commercial practices and genres, perhaps following the principal…
The American Instructor; or, Young Man's Best Companion
Title page from George Fisher's An American Instructor, instruction manual for schoolchildren and prospective merchants, 15th edition, published in Philadelphia
Addition of Money, from Fisher
Example of double entry bookkeeping, showing parallel lists of money owed and money spent
Numeration Table from Fisher
A table explaining and visualizing the numeration system for schoolchildren and others learning the fundamentals of math and calculation.
Table of Square Roots
Table of square roots from Fisher
Nobleman word problem from Fisher
Math word problem about calculating a nobleman's income