A Course of Mathematics: In Two Volumes. For the Use of the Royal Military Academy, Volume 1 |
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These rules teach how to denote or express any proposed number , either by words or characters : or to read and write down any sum or number . The Numbers in Arithmetic are expressed by the following ten digits ...
These rules teach how to denote or express any proposed number , either by words or characters : or to read and write down any sum or number . The Numbers in Arithmetic are expressed by the following ten digits ...
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Thus , in the number 1796 , the 6 in the first place denotes only six units , or simply six ; 9 in the second place signifies nine tens , or ninety ; 7 in the third place , seven hundred ; and the 1 in the fourth place , one thousand ...
Thus , in the number 1796 , the 6 in the first place denotes only six units , or simply six ; 9 in the second place signifies nine tens , or ninety ; 7 in the third place , seven hundred ; and the 1 in the fourth place , one thousand ...
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There are various characters or marks used in Arithmetic and Algebra , to denote several of their operations and propositions t ; the chief of which are as follow : + signifies plus , or addition . minus , or subtraction ...
There are various characters or marks used in Arithmetic and Algebra , to denote several of their operations and propositions t ; the chief of which are as follow : + signifies plus , or addition . minus , or subtraction ...
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The whole body of foot soldiers is denoted by the word Infantry ; and all those that charge on horseback by the word Cavalry . — Some authors conjecture that the term infantry is derived from a certain Infanta of Spain , who , finding ...
The whole body of foot soldiers is denoted by the word Infantry ; and all those that charge on horseback by the word Cavalry . — Some authors conjecture that the term infantry is derived from a certain Infanta of Spain , who , finding ...
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Another more ample demonstration of this rule may , however , be as follows : - Let P and Q denote the number of 9s in the factors to be multiplied , and a and b what remain ; then 9p + a and 9Q + b will be the numbers themselves ...
Another more ample demonstration of this rule may , however , be as follows : - Let P and Q denote the number of 9s in the factors to be multiplied , and a and b what remain ; then 9p + a and 9Q + b will be the numbers themselves ...
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| Title | A Course of Mathematics: In Two Volumes. For the Use of the Royal Military Academy, Volume 1 A Course of Mathematics: In Two Volumes. For the Use of the Royal Military Academy, Charles Hutton |
| Author | Charles Hutton |
| Edition | 12 |
| Publisher | Gilberte and Rivington, 1841 |
| Original from | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Digitized | 8 Jul 2014 |
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