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Σελίδα 7
... figures employed in our calculations are some- times called Indian characters . The Arabs were in possession of the Indian method of notation probably for the space of three centuries before the Europeans knew any thing of the matter ...
... figures employed in our calculations are some- times called Indian characters . The Arabs were in possession of the Indian method of notation probably for the space of three centuries before the Europeans knew any thing of the matter ...
Σελίδα 8
... figures , on the use of which depends every subsequent improve- ment in Arithmetic . The Arabian method of notation introduced from Spain by Gerbert , notwithstanding its advantages , was not so eagerly adopted as one might be led to ...
... figures , on the use of which depends every subsequent improve- ment in Arithmetic . The Arabian method of notation introduced from Spain by Gerbert , notwithstanding its advantages , was not so eagerly adopted as one might be led to ...
Σελίδα 15
... figures , by one or more of which every number is expressed : they are written □ From the Latin digitus , a finger . The want of figures to express numbers probably gave rise to digital or manual Arithmetic , in which numbers were ex ...
... figures , by one or more of which every number is expressed : they are written □ From the Latin digitus , a finger . The want of figures to express numbers probably gave rise to digital or manual Arithmetic , in which numbers were ex ...
Σελίδα 16
... figures ; to denote all higher numbers it is necessary to combine two , three , or more figures , and sometimes to employ one or more ciphers . 14. It has been shewn in the preceding article , that all num- bers originate in unity , and ...
... figures ; to denote all higher numbers it is necessary to combine two , three , or more figures , and sometimes to employ one or more ciphers . 14. It has been shewn in the preceding article , that all num- bers originate in unity , and ...
Σελίδα 17
... figures ; in order to which we observe , that each figure , unconnected with any of the other figures , stands merely for its own simple value ; but each has besides a local va- lue , namely , a value which depends on the place it ...
... figures ; in order to which we observe , that each figure , unconnected with any of the other figures , stands merely for its own simple value ; but each has besides a local va- lue , namely , a value which depends on the place it ...
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Σελίδα 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...
Σελίδα 64 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints = 1 quart (qt...
Σελίδα 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.
Σελίδα 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.
Σελίδα 62 - Square Measure 144 square inches = 1 square, foot 9 square feet = 1...
Σελίδα 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.
Σελίδα 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...
Σελίδα 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.
Σελίδα 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.
Σελίδα 238 - ... 2. Multiply each term in the multiplicand, beginning at the lowest, by the feet in the multiplier, and write...