Elementary Arithmetic: With Brief Notices of Its History, Volúmenes1-12Relfe bros., 1876 |
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... greatest possible integral number . The earliest notice of decimal fractions is found in a small tract written by Simon Stevin , of Bruges , in Flemish , and published about 1590. He afterwards translated it into French , as he himself ...
... greatest possible integral number . The earliest notice of decimal fractions is found in a small tract written by Simon Stevin , of Bruges , in Flemish , and published about 1590. He afterwards translated it into French , as he himself ...
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... greatest facility . If the coinage in circulation in any country be defective in purity or weight of metal , all payments from that country in its exchanges with other countries , will be augmented in proportion to the defect of the ...
... greatest facility . If the coinage in circulation in any country be defective in purity or weight of metal , all payments from that country in its exchanges with other countries , will be augmented in proportion to the defect of the ...
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... greatest abundance as to a common market , to such places as give free liberty for ex- porting the same , and all of them are such as might have taught the legislature to see the absurdity of attempting to confine any kind of commodity ...
... greatest abundance as to a common market , to such places as give free liberty for ex- porting the same , and all of them are such as might have taught the legislature to see the absurdity of attempting to confine any kind of commodity ...
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... greatest expansion of the hand between the ends of the thumb and the middle finger gave the span ; the distance from the end of the longest finger to the elbow , the cubit ; the entire length of the arm , the yard ; and the distance to ...
... greatest expansion of the hand between the ends of the thumb and the middle finger gave the span ; the distance from the end of the longest finger to the elbow , the cubit ; the entire length of the arm , the yard ; and the distance to ...
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... greatest antiquity . Sir Isaac Newton remarks in his dissertation on cubits , " that it . is agreeable to suppose that the Jews , when they passed out of Chaldea , carried with them into Syria the cubit which they had received from ...
... greatest antiquity . Sir Isaac Newton remarks in his dissertation on cubits , " that it . is agreeable to suppose that the Jews , when they passed out of Chaldea , carried with them into Syria the cubit which they had received from ...
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Elementary Arithmetic: With Brief Notices of Its History, Volúmenes1-12 Robert Potts Vista completa - 1876 |
Elementary Arithmetic: With Brief Notices of Its History, Volúmenes1-12 Robert Potts Vista completa - 1876 |
Elementary Arithmetic: With Brief Notices of Its History, Volúmenes1-12 Robert Potts Vista completa - 1876 |
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abstract number alloy amount annum Briggs Cambridge cent ciphers coinage coins composite numbers compound interest consist contained continued fraction copper crown cubic foot cubic inches cubit denary denote digits divided dividend division divisor earth English equal numbers equivalent Euclid Euclid's Elements expressed farthings feet figures find the sum francs gain gallon Geometrical given number gives grains greater greatest common measure guinea Hence hundred integer Julius Cæsar King least common multiple least number length less lineal logarithms miles minutes moidore months moon multiplied Napier natural numbers notation numerator and denominator ounce pence penny period pieces Potts pound Troy pound weight pounds Avoirdupois prime numbers PROP proportion quotient ratio reckoned reduced remainder repeating decimals respectively Roman Shew shillings silver sovereign square standard gold sterling subtracted Troy weight units University of Cambridge weights and measures worth yards
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Página 13 - ... the ratio of the ovendry weight of a sample to the weight of a volume of water equal to the volume of the sample at some specific moisture content, as green, air-dry, or ovendry.
Página 2 - ... to give light upon the earth, and to rule over the day, and over the night, to be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and for years.
Página 2 - And king Solomon sent and fetched Hiram out of Tyre. He was a widow's son of the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a worker in brass: and he was filled with wisdom, and understanding, and cunning to work all works in brass. And he came to king Solomon, and wrought all his work.
Página 3 - The logarithm of the root of a number is found by dividing the logarithm of the number by the index of the root. For, У2 = %/Ï0^ = 10*.
Página 16 - The Quotient is the number of times the divisor is contained in the dividend. The Remainder is the part of the dividend which is left undivided.
Página 20 - In using an imperial measure of capacity, the same shall not be heaped, but either shall be stricken with a round stick or roller, straight and of the same diameter from end to end...
Página 22 - ... standard yard is given by the interval between the middle transversal line at one end and the middle transversal line at the other end, the part of each line which is employed being the point midway between the longitudinal lines; and the said points are in this Act referred to as the centres of the said gold plugs or pins ; and such bar is marked " copper 16 oz., tin 2|, zinc 1. " Mr. Baily's metal. No. 1 standard yard at " G2°- 00 Fahrenheit. Cast in 1845. Troughton
Página 6 - My lord, I have undertaken this long journey purposely to see your person, and to know by what engine of wit or ingenuity you came first to think of this most excellent help into astronomy, viz. the logarithms ; but, my lord, being by you found out, I wonder nobody else found it out before, when now known it is so easy.
Página 25 - JAMES, by the grace of God, king of England, France, and Ireland, defender of the faith; and of Scotland the seven and fortieth.
Página 6 - Mr. Briggs, to his great contentment.. He brings Mr. Briggs up into my lord's chamber, where almost one quarter of an hour was spent, each beholding other almost with admiration before one word was spoke.