On this day in Math – August 1, 1767

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Courtesy of MAA:

Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon finished drawing what some describe as “the world’s longest straight line.” Actually two straight lines, it forms parts of the boundaries between the U.S. states of Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Delaware. 

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Mason-Dixon Line

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