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JOSIAH MEIGS , Pr jussor of Mathematics and Natural Philosophy . [ Now
Surveyor - General of the United States . ) I HAVE given some attention to the
work above mentioned , and concur with Mr. Professor Meigs in his opinion of its
merit .
JOSIAH MEIGS , Pr jussor of Mathematics and Natural Philosophy . [ Now
Surveyor - General of the United States . ) I HAVE given some attention to the
work above mentioned , and concur with Mr. Professor Meigs in his opinion of its
merit .
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... by throwing them into higher places . Thus 2 with a cipher annexed to it ,
becomes 20 , twenty , and with two ciphers , thus , 200 ) , two hundred . 2. When
numbers consisting of many figures , are given to be read , it will be found
convenient ...
... by throwing them into higher places . Thus 2 with a cipher annexed to it ,
becomes 20 , twenty , and with two ciphers , thus , 200 ) , two hundred . 2. When
numbers consisting of many figures , are given to be read , it will be found
convenient ...
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SIMPLE MULTIPLICATION TEACHETH to increase or repeat the greater of two
numbers given , as often as there are units in the less , or multiplying number ;
hence it performs the work of many Additions in the most compendious manner .
SIMPLE MULTIPLICATION TEACHETH to increase or repeat the greater of two
numbers given , as often as there are units in the less , or multiplying number ;
hence it performs the work of many Additions in the most compendious manner .
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In making out bills of parcels , and in finding the value of goods ; when the price
of one yard , pound , & c . is given ( in Federal Money ) to find the value of the
whole quantity . RÜLE . Multiply the given price and quantity together , as in
whole ...
In making out bills of parcels , and in finding the value of goods ; when the price
of one yard , pound , & c . is given ( in Federal Money ) to find the value of the
whole quantity . RÜLE . Multiply the given price and quantity together , as in
whole ...
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Four principal parts are to be noticed in Division : 1. The Dividend , or number
given to be divided . 2. The Divisor , or number given to divide by . 3. The
Quotient , or answer to the question , which shows how many times the divisor is
contained ...
Four principal parts are to be noticed in Division : 1. The Dividend , or number
given to be divided . 2. The Divisor , or number given to divide by . 3. The
Quotient , or answer to the question , which shows how many times the divisor is
contained ...
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| Title | Daboll's Schoolmaster's Assistant: Improved and Enlarged, Being a Plain Practical System of Arithmetick, Adapted to the United States |
| Author | Nathan Daboll |
| Publisher | Mack and Andrus, 1827 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 25 Aug 2007 |
| Length | 252 pages |
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