A Theoretical and Practical System of Arithmetic: Comprising All the Usual Rules With Their Proofs; Scales of Notation; The Construction and Use of Logarithms, Mensuration of Superficies and Solids; Formula for Calculating the Horse-Power of Steam-EnginesExcerpt from A Theoretical and Practical System of Arithmetic: Comprising All the Usual Rules With Their Proofs; Scales of Notation; The Construction and Use of Logarithms, Mensuration of Superficies and Solids; Formula for Calculating the Horse-Power of Steam-Engines, Water-Wheels, &C The questions, amounting to nearly four thousand, are original, and will, it is hoped, from their number and variety, be found to afford sufficient practice in each rule to students of every class. Many rules not generally known, and many original methods, are introduced in various parts of the work; more particularly in Multiplication, Division, Rule of Three, Practice, Interest, Fractions, Decimals, Extraction of Roots. And Mental Arithmetic. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. |
