The Tables may be thus corrected.

In Table 11. p. 108, for 525940 r. 525948. In the Table of Coins, Seville Piece of Eight 43 d. 11; Ducatoon of Holland Weight 20.21; Gulden of Zell 27 d.7; old Italian Pistole, Standard Weight 4.6.11;

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CONTENT S.

ESSAY the FIRST,

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VULGAR ARITHMETIC.

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HAP. I. Of Definitions.

Page 1

Chap. II. Of Notation of Numbers and Al

gebra.

Chap. III. Of Addition of Abstract whole Numbers,

3

and Algebra.

9

Chap. IV. Of Subtraction of Abstract whole Numbers,

and Algebra.

13

Chap. V. Of Multiplication of Abstract whole Numbers, and Algebra.

19

44

Chap. VI. Of Divifion of Abstract whole Numbers,

and Algebra.

Chap. VII. Of Applicate Numbers, and Tables of the
Money, Weights, and Measures of Great Britain.
Chap. VIII. Addition of Applicate Numbers.

Chap. IX. Subtraction of Applicate Numbers.
Multiplication of Applicate Numbers.
Divifion of Applicate Numbers.
Reduction.

Chap. X.

Chap. XI.
Chap. XII.

66

88

92

94

96

99

Chap.

110

Chap. XIII. The Rule of Direct Proportion, or Golden
Rule, or Rule of Three Direct.
Chap. XIV. The Indirect Rule of Proportion, or Rule
of Reciprocal Proportion, or Rule of Three Reverse. 127
Chap. XV. Of Practice.

130

Chap. XVI. Of Tare, Tret, and Cloff.

143

Chap. XVII. Commiffion, &c.

147

Chap. XVIII. Simple Fellowship.

154

Chap. XIX. Of Compound Fellowship.

157

Chap. XX. Of Five Numbers, or Double Rule of

Three.

159

Chap. XXI. Of Simple Intereft.

Chap. XXII. Of Compound Intereft.

Chap. XXIII. Of Rebate, or Discount.

165

167

169

Chap. XXIV.

Equation of Payments, the

common

Method.

174

Chap. XXV. Barter, the first Sort.

175

Chap. XXVI. Barter, the fecond Sort.

178

Chap. XXVII. Lofs and Gain.

179

Chap. XXVIII. Lofs and Gain with Time.

Chap. XXXIII. Of Arithmetical Progreffion.
Chap. XXXIV. Of Geometrical Progreffion.
Chap. XXXV. Of Involution.

Chap. XXXVI. Of the Square Roct.

Chap. XXXIX. Of Double Pofition.
Chap. XL. A Method of finding Multiples, &c.
Chap. XLI. Of Notation, &c. of Vulgar Fractions. 293
Chap. XLII. Reduction of Vulgar Fractions.

Of the Valuation of Fractions.
Addition of Fractions.

Chap. XLVI. Multiplication of Fractions.

Chap. XLVII. Divifion of Fractions.

310

tions.

Chap. L. Evolution of Fractions.

Chap. LI. Of Pofition by Fractions.

Chap. XLVIII. The Rule of Three Direct in Frac-

312

Chap. XLIX. Involution of Fractions.