Robert Recorde's Arithmetic: or, The Ground of Arts was one of the first printed English textbooks on arithmetic and the most popular of its time. It was preceded only by two anonymous texts in 1537 and 1539; The Ground of Arts appeared in London around 1542, and it was reprinted in 27 more editions until 1700. Editors and contributors of new sections included John Dee, John Mellis, Robert Hartwell, Thomas Willsford, and finally Edward Hatton. Robert Recorde (c. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... Arithmetic is the current mathematics collaboration of the week! Please help improve it to featured article standard. ... London (pronounced ) is the capital city of England and of the United Kingdom. ... A sixteenth century portrait of John Dee, artist unknown. ...

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• Recorde, Robert (1542). The Grounde of Artes. London: Reynold Wolff. LCC QA33.R3 1542a.
• Recorde, Robert [1542] (1699). Edward Hatton, ed. Arithmetick, or, The ground of arts. London: J.H. for Charles Harper.

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