A Theoretical and Practical System of Arithmetic: Comprising All the Usual Rules with Their Proofs, Scales of Notation, the Construction and Use of Logarithms ... : Together with Much Useful Information Never Before Introduced Into Treatises on Arithmetic ... |
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acres added aliquot Avoirdupoise barrels bushels called cent ciphers circumference column consists contained cost cube root cubic decimals denominator diameter digits ditto divide dividend divisible divisor Dominical letter dwts English ells epact exchange factors farthings feet French ells gain gallons give given number guineas half pints hhds hogsheads hours long hundred improper fraction inches integers least common multiple length logarithms man's share measure miles moidores months multiplicand multiply neat weight obtain ounces pecks pence perceive piastres piston pounds prime proceed quantity quarters quotient ratio recurring decimals Reduce remainder repetend right hand RULE RULE.-Multiply rundlets shillings side solid square root sterling subtract Sunday supposing tare tens tons trapezium TROY WEIGHT tuns unit figure unity velocity Vulgar Fractions whole number yards
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