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Side xii
... appear so difficult and complicated , that the advantage of acquiring it cannot be worth the trouble . Geometry , according to his deter- mination ( for he is always positive ) , is of no use to any but common mechanics , and as he is ...
... appear so difficult and complicated , that the advantage of acquiring it cannot be worth the trouble . Geometry , according to his deter- mination ( for he is always positive ) , is of no use to any but common mechanics , and as he is ...
Side xiv
... appears that the last error is by far , the worst but as the removal of the cause is not likely to be effected , various contrivances have been resorted to , in order to counteract as much as possible its bad effects : every possible ...
... appears that the last error is by far , the worst but as the removal of the cause is not likely to be effected , various contrivances have been resorted to , in order to counteract as much as possible its bad effects : every possible ...
Side xxiv
... appears from one proof , properly conducted , and as completely commands our assent , as from many . But Moral Evidence admits of , and frequently requires an accumulation of proofs , and each inde- pendent argument in favour of the ...
... appears from one proof , properly conducted , and as completely commands our assent , as from many . But Moral Evidence admits of , and frequently requires an accumulation of proofs , and each inde- pendent argument in favour of the ...
Side xxvi
... appears , that Mathematics , considered only with respect to its immediate application , is indispensably necessary to complete the philosopher , the mariner , the soldier , the mechanic , and the artist ; but this excellent science ...
... appears , that Mathematics , considered only with respect to its immediate application , is indispensably necessary to complete the philosopher , the mariner , the soldier , the mechanic , and the artist ; but this excellent science ...
Side xxxii
... appear , rank as the lowest step in the progressive scale of knowledge ; by means of a series of accumulated improvements which have successively taken place during the space of nearly six thousand years , they have at length grown into ...
... appear , rank as the lowest step in the progressive scale of knowledge ; by means of a series of accumulated improvements which have successively taken place during the space of nearly six thousand years , they have at length grown into ...
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Side 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...
Side 64 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints = 1 quart (qt...
Side 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.
Side 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.
Side 62 - Square Measure 144 square inches = 1 square, foot 9 square feet = 1...
Side 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.
Side 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...
Side 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.
Side 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.
Side 238 - ... 2. Multiply each term in the multiplicand, beginning at the lowest, by the feet in the multiplier, and write...