Decimal Arithmetic Made Perfect: Or, The Management of Infinite Decimals Displayed. Being the Whole Doctrine of the Arithmetic of Circulating Numbers, Explained by Many New and Curious Examples in Addition, Subtraction, Etc. To which is Prefixed, an Historical Introduction. With Large Tables... and an Appendix, Containing the Arithmetic of the Five Primary Rules in Decimal Fractions

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Σελίδα 20 - In any proportion, the product of the means is equal to the product of the extremes.
Σελίδα x - by themfelves one could never, or very hardly, be led « into the Reafon of them, nor confequently into the Way " I have chofen ; fo that it will be the more eafily be...
Σελίδα xii - Mailer having laid the Foundation deep, and in a great Meafure out of the vulgar Ken, I thought it might be of Service to young Students, a little to diiclofe and lay it more open to their View.
Σελίδα 67 - Product, and if it has not as many Places as the Divifor, or Repetend of the Multiplicand, you muft fupply the Defect with o's on the Left ; and in this State fet it in the Product as the Repetend.
Σελίδα viii - Theory oi it, but without Demonftration ; nor has he meddled with the practical Part, or Way of managing infinite Decimals in arithmetical Operations.
Σελίδα x - Demonftra" tions are omitted, the Rule ought to be as fimple and " eafy as poffible. But I muft obferve this further Effect:
Σελίδα 182 - View, then both They, and their Decimal Parts muft be collected out of the Table at twice, or thrice, according as the given Number requires.
Σελίδα 31 - Places as the Repetends ; the Quote is to be carried to the next Column, and the reft of the Addition done by the common Rules* This Rule of Mr. Malcolm's is uni verfall y good for all...
Σελίδα x - Explication of one fingle Propofition ; -viz. the " finding the finite Value of ( or Vulgar Fraction equal to ) " any circulating Decimal : for though the Demonftra" tions are omitted, the Rule ought to be as fimple and
Σελίδα 184 - Progreffion, that by a continual Decimal Subdivifion, the Unit may be fuppofed to be divided into 10, or 100, or 1000, or 10000, or 100ooo, ÖV.

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