A New Practical and Theoretical Arithmetic: In which in Addition to the Usual Modes of Operation, the Science of Numbers, the Prussian Canceling System, and Other Important Abbreviations, Hold a Prominent Place. Designed for Schools, Colleges, and Private Students |
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| Title | A New Practical and Theoretical Arithmetic: In which in Addition to the Usual Modes of Operation, the Science of Numbers, the Prussian Canceling System, and Other Important Abbreviations, Hold a Prominent Place. Designed for Schools, Colleges, and Private Students |
| Author | Horatio Nelson Robinson |
| Publisher | E. Morgan & Company, 1845 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 4 Mar 2008 |
| Length | 288 pages |
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