The Young Mathematician's Guide: Being a Plain and Easy Introduction to the Mathematicks ... With an Appendix of Practical Gauging |
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... become of general Ufe , especially in Geome- trical Computations . Arithmetick ( in all it's Parts ) is performed by the various or- dering and difpofing of Ten Arabick Characters or Numeral Fi gures ( which by fome are called Digits ...
... become of general Ufe , especially in Geome- trical Computations . Arithmetick ( in all it's Parts ) is performed by the various or- dering and difpofing of Ten Arabick Characters or Numeral Fi gures ( which by fome are called Digits ...
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... become of different Values from what they were before , as will appear further on . For the more convenient ordering of the aforefaid Numeral Figures , according to the feveral Varieties that happen in Compu- tations ; I do advife the ...
... become of different Values from what they were before , as will appear further on . For the more convenient ordering of the aforefaid Numeral Figures , according to the feveral Varieties that happen in Compu- tations ; I do advife the ...
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... becomes Sixty ; for the Cypher poffeffing the Place of Units , hath hereby removed the 6 into the Place of Tens ; and another Cypher more would make it 600 , Six Hundred , & c . Whence it may be noted , that although a Cypher of itself ...
... becomes Sixty ; for the Cypher poffeffing the Place of Units , hath hereby removed the 6 into the Place of Tens ; and another Cypher more would make it 600 , Six Hundred , & c . Whence it may be noted , that although a Cypher of itself ...
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... fet down the Dividend , and to the Right of it draw another crooked Line , in which must be placed the Quatient Figure , or Figures , as they become found . Thus Thus Dividend . Divifor 6 ) 24 ( 4 the Chap . 2 . 21 Of Division .
... fet down the Dividend , and to the Right of it draw another crooked Line , in which must be placed the Quatient Figure , or Figures , as they become found . Thus Thus Dividend . Divifor 6 ) 24 ( 4 the Chap . 2 . 21 Of Division .
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... become 45. Then I confider how many times 8 can be taken from 45 , and find it may be 5 times ; for 5 times 8 is 40 , I therefore place 5 in the Quotient , and with it multiply 8 the Divifor , fetting down and fubtracting their Product ...
... become 45. Then I confider how many times 8 can be taken from 45 , and find it may be 5 times ; for 5 times 8 is 40 , I therefore place 5 in the Quotient , and with it multiply 8 the Divifor , fetting down and fubtracting their Product ...
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Page 473 - The circumference of every circle is supposed to be divided into 360 equal parts, called degrees ; and each degree into 60 equal parts, called minutes ; and each minute into 60 equal parts, called seconds ; and these into thirds, &c.
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Page 146 - ... axioms : 1. If equal quantities be added to equal quantities, the sums will be equal. 2. If equal quantities be subtracted from equal quantities, the remainders will be equal. 3. If equal quantities be multiplied by equal quantities, the products will be equal. 4. If equal quantities be divided by equal quantities, the quotients will be equal. 5.
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