A NEW SYSTEM O F ARITHMETICK, Theorical and Practical. WHEREIN The SCIENCE of NUMBERS IS DEMONSTRATED In a REGULAR COURSE from its FIRST PRINCIPLES, Either known to the ANCIENTS, or owing to the The PRACTICE and APPLICATION to the Affairs of Life So as to make the Whole a COMPLETE SYSTEM of THEORY, For the Purposes of MEN of SCIENCE; And of PRACTICE, for MEN of BUSINESS. By ALEXANDER MALCOLM, A. M. Teacher of the MATHEMATICKS at Aberdeen. LONDON: Printed for J. OSBORN and T. LONGMAN, in Pater-nofter-Row; M.DCC.XXX. то THE RIGHT HONOURABLE William Cruikshank, Esq; LORD PROVOST: James Moorifon, John Gordon, William Mowat, Hugh Hay, Baillies: Alexander Livingston, Dean of Guild; Alexander Robertson, Treasurer: And the Remanent Members of the Town-Council of ABER DE E N. My LORD, &c. T HE Subject and Defign of the following Work, with My Relation to the Town of Aberdeen as a publick Teacher, naturally directed me to its Governours for Patronage. As the Encouragement I have already met with from the Town, and in particular from its present A 2 Magistrates 355212 |