An intire system of arithmetic: containing I. Vulgar. II. Decimal. III. Duodecimal. IV. Sexagesimal. V. Political. VI. Logarithmical. Vii. Lineal. Viii. Instrumental. IX. Algebraical. With the Arithmetic of Negatives, and Approximation or Converging Series. The Whole intermix'd with Rules New, Curious, and Useful, mostly Accounted for in the Preface. The Algebraic Part is rendered more Plain and Easy, than hath been done, by Instructive Rules and Examples Literally and Numerally, in a Method New: Solving Equations, Simple, Quadratic, Cubic, &c. several ways. And in the proper Places of this Work are An Accurate Table of Logarithms to 10000, and Rules to find those to 100000000, and Natural Numbers to such Logarithms; with the full Use of the Table in Multiplication, Division, Involution, Evolution, and in the Solution of all Cases of Compound Interest, of which there are 24 Large and Exquisite Tables, (and one for the Valuation of Church or College-Leases of their Land) as also those of S
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London : printed for Richard Manby on Ludgate-Hill, MDCCLIII. [1753]
The third edition.; ..
- Publication year
- 1753
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- T107159
- Grub Street ID
- 160223
- Description
- [6],xvi,280,[64],345-476p.,fold.plates ; 4°.
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- With an initial leaf of advertisements
The unnumbered 64p. section contains logarithm tables.
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- Comma at end of title