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Thomas Fuller (mental calculator)

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Thomas Fuller (1710 – December 1782), also known as "Negro Tom" and the "Virginia Calculator", was an enslaved African renowned for his mathematical abilities. [1]

12 relations: Abolitionism in the United States, Africa, Alexandria, Virginia, Benin, East Coast of the United States, Leap year, Liberia, Master (form of address), Pennsylvania, Slavery, The American Museum (magazine), W. W. Rouse Ball.

Abolitionism in the United States

Abolitionism in the United States was the movement before and during the American Civil War to end slavery in the United States.

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Africa

Africa is the world's second largest and second most-populous continent (behind Asia in both categories).

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Alexandria, Virginia

Alexandria is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States.

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Benin

Benin (Bénin), officially the Republic of Benin (République du Bénin) and formerly Dahomey, is a country in West Africa.

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East Coast of the United States

The East Coast of the United States is the coastline along which the Eastern United States meets the North Atlantic Ocean.

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Leap year

A leap year (also known as an intercalary year or bissextile year) is a calendar year containing one additional day (or, in the case of lunisolar calendars, a month) added to keep the calendar year synchronized with the astronomical or seasonal year.

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Liberia

Liberia, officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the West African coast.

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Master (form of address)

Master is an English honorific for boys and young men.

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Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania German: Pennsylvaani or Pennsilfaani), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state located in the northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States.

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Slavery

Slavery is any system in which principles of property law are applied to people, allowing individuals to own, buy and sell other individuals, as a de jure form of property.

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The American Museum (magazine)

The American Museum was a monthly American literary magazine published by Mathew Carey in the late-18th century.

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W. W. Rouse Ball

Walter William Rouse Ball, known as W. W. Rouse Ball (14 August 1850 – 4 April 1925), was a British mathematician, lawyer, and fellow at Trinity College, Cambridge from 1878 to 1905.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Fuller_(mental_calculator)

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