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  2. John Spilsbury (cartographer) - Wikipedia

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    "Europe divided into its kingdoms, etc." (1766) Believed to be the first purpose-made jigsaw puzzle. John Spilsbury (/I.P.A. spɪlsbəri/ 1739 – 3 April 1769) [1] was a British cartographer and engraver. He is credited as the inventor of the jigsaw puzzle. Spilsbury created them for educational purposes, and called them "Dissected Maps". [2] [3]

  3. Jigsaw puzzle - Wikipedia

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    In 2021, researchers conducted a study during which a group of children between the ages of 3 and 5 years old were asked to complete three different types of jigsaw puzzles. Each child was given a normal jigsaw puzzle with a picture on it, another with normal shaped pieces but without an image on it and finally a puzzle with an image on it but ...

  4. Puzzle - Wikipedia

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    The nine linked-rings puzzle, an advanced puzzle device that requires mathematical calculation to solve, was invented in China during the Warring States period (475-221 BCE). [5] Jigsaw puzzles were invented around 1760, when John Spilsbury , a British engraver and cartographer , mounted a map on a sheet of wood, which he then sawed around the ...

  5. Jigsaw (tool) - Wikipedia

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    A jigsaw is a reciprocating saw that can cut irregular curves, such as stenciled designs, in wood, metal, or other materials. Jigsaws first emerged in the 19th century [ 1 ] and employed a treadle to operate the blade, which was thin and under tension, being secured at both ends to an oscillating frame.

  6. Anna Mangin - Wikipedia

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    As the American Civil War commenced, Annie Nahar was a student at the Nantucket High School.Heeding the call of Nantucket native and Quaker activist Anna Gardner for teachers to go South to educate the freedmen, in June 1864, Annie left Nantucket for New Orleans, where she taught school for four years under the auspices of the Freedmen's Bureau, before moving to San Antonio, Texas [8]

  7. Ann Moore (inventor) - Wikipedia

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    This set-up also allowed for drastically increased mobility for the mothers, being able to cook, run errands, work, and take care of older children. [2] Compared to the U.S., babies were rarely close to their mothers for long periods of time, often being placed in plastic seats. Moore came back from the Peace Corps in 1962, heavily pregnant.

  8. Marie Clay - Wikipedia

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    Reading Recovery is an early intervention for at-risk students in grade one that is designed to close gaps within an average of 12–20 weeks. [citation needed] In 1982, Clay was inducted into the International Reading Association's Reading Hall of Fame.

  9. Reyn Guyer - Wikipedia

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    Having struggled with dyslexia himself, Reyn cofounded Winsor Learning in 1991 to help children who also struggle to read. The Sonday System and Let's Play Learn are effective remediation methods for students who are behind in their reading skills. These programs are used in hundreds of school systems across the country.