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Excerpt from The Almanacs of Roger Sherman, 1750-1761: Containing Also Prose and Poetical Selections, and a Complete Collection of the "Sayings" Found in Them
Sherman had for some years studied the mathematics for his own amusement, which led many of his friends and acquaintances to suggest to him the preparation of an almanac. He tells the story of this undertaking in his Boston almanac of 1750, viz.
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