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Page xv
... shew that an almost endless variety is absolutely necessary to accommodate the various tastes of learners ; it will be a sufficient apology for adding one to the number , as well as for the plan on which it is written . In the following ...
... shew that an almost endless variety is absolutely necessary to accommodate the various tastes of learners ; it will be a sufficient apology for adding one to the number , as well as for the plan on which it is written . In the following ...
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... shewing how these differ , and instancing proper cases Hume ( the former in his Principles of Human Knowledge , and ... shew of great can- dour and acquiescence , the attentive reader may perceive , that he is always aiming a mortal stab ...
... shewing how these differ , and instancing proper cases Hume ( the former in his Principles of Human Knowledge , and ... shew of great can- dour and acquiescence , the attentive reader may perceive , that he is always aiming a mortal stab ...
Page xlv
... shew , in a brief and general manner , the nature , great importance , and use of mathematical knowledge ; and to point out a few of the leading facts in its history . The reader need not be informed , that by the improve- ments and ...
... shew , in a brief and general manner , the nature , great importance , and use of mathematical knowledge ; and to point out a few of the leading facts in its history . The reader need not be informed , that by the improve- ments and ...
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... shewn themselves the most in- veterate enemies of learning , by a revolution of senti- ments not uncommon , became its most zealous sup- porters . From them Arithmetic received some of its most useful improvements ; among which the ...
... shewn themselves the most in- veterate enemies of learning , by a revolution of senti- ments not uncommon , became its most zealous sup- porters . From them Arithmetic received some of its most useful improvements ; among which the ...
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... shewn by Dr. Wallis . The first writer of note after the reception of the Arabian method , was Jordanus of Namur in Flanders , about the year 1200 ; his work was commented on , and published shortly after the invention of printing , by ...
... shewn by Dr. Wallis . The first writer of note after the reception of the Arabian method , was Jordanus of Namur in Flanders , about the year 1200 ; his work was commented on , and published shortly after the invention of printing , by ...
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Page xxvi - Just so it is in the mind ; would you have a man reason well, you must use him to it betimes, exercise his mind in observing the connection of ideas and following them in train. Nothing does this better than mathematics, which therefore I think should be taught all those who have the time and opportunity, not so much to' make them mathematicians as to make them reasonable creatures...
Page 64 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints = 1 quart (qt...
Page 114 - Then multiply the second and third terms together, and divide the product by the first term: the quotient will be the fourth term, or answer.
Page 466 - What number is that, which, being divided by the product of its digits, the quotient is 3 ; and if 18 be added to it, the digits will be inverted ? Ans.
Page 62 - Square Measure 144 square inches = 1 square, foot 9 square feet = 1...
Page 122 - State and reduce the terms as in the Rule of Three Direct. 2. Multiply the first and second terms together, and divide the product by the third ; the quotient will be the answer in the same denomination as the middle term was reduced into.
Page 252 - ... and to the remainder bring down the next period for a dividend. 3. Place the double of the root already found, on the left hand of the dividend for a divisor. 4. Seek how often the divisor is contained...
Page 450 - A hare is 50 leaps before a greyhound, and takes 4 leaps to- the greyhound's 3, but 2 of the greyhound's leaps are as much as 3 of the hare's ; how many leaps must the greyhound take to catch the hare ? Ans. 300.
Page 307 - Multiply the whole number by the numerator of the fraction, and divide the product by the denominator ; or divide the whole number by the denominator of the fraction, and multiply the quotient by the numerator.
Page 238 - ... 2. Multiply each term in the multiplicand, beginning at the lowest, by the feet in the multiplier, and write...