An Introduction to Algebra: With Notes and Observations: Designed for the Use of Schools, and Places of Public Education |
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Page 167 - ... if the logarithm of any number be multiplied by the index of its power, the product will be equal to the logarithm of that power.
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| Title | An Introduction to Algebra: With Notes and Observations: Designed for the Use of Schools, and Places of Public Education |
| Author | John Bonnycastle |
| Publisher | J. Johnson, 1782 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 23 Jun 2007 |
| Length | 201 pages |
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