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" To Divide One Number by Another, Subtract the logarithm of the divisor from the logarithm of the dividend, and obtain the antilogarithm of the difference. "
The shipwright's vade-mecum [by D. Steel]. - Page 21
by David Steel - 1805
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A Course of Mathematics ...: Designed for the Use of the Officers ..., Volume 1

Isaac Dalby - Mathematics - 1807 - 476 pages
...therefore 51-3 divided by 10000 gives -00513 the product as before. t Division ly Logarithms. 183, SUBTRACT the logarithm of the divisor from the logarithm of the dividend, and the remainder is the logarithm of the quotient. (l62j VOL. i. z LOGARITHMS. Examples. I. Divide...
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The British encyclopedia, or, Dictionary of arts and sciences, Volume 4

William Nicholson - 1809 - 734 pages
...Example. Multiplicand.. 8.5 0.9Î94189 Multiplier 10 1.0000000 Product 85 1. 9294189 And in division, subtract the logarithm of the divisor from the logarithm of the dividend, the remainder is the logarithm of the quotient. num. Injiarillirm. Example. Dividend.. 971S.8 3.9073144...
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An Introduction to the Theory and Practice of Plane and Spherical ...

Thomas Keith - Navigation - 1810 - 478 pages
...426 x '5 X '004 X '275 X 336. Answer 29-128. PROPOSITION VIII. (M) To divide one number by another. * Subtract the logarithm of the divisor from the logarithm of the dividend, and the remainder will be the logarithm of the quotient. If any of the indices be negative, or if the...
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A Complete System of Theoretical and Mercantile Arithmetic: Comprehending a ...

George G. Carey - Arithmetic - 1818 - 602 pages
...—3.812913 7.812913 Product 0.04628 log. —2.665393 8.665393 TO PERFORM DIVISION BY LOGARITHMS. RULE. Subtract the logarithm of the divisor from the logarithm of the dividend, the remainder is the logarithm of the quotient. EXAMPLE I. Divide 25768 by 364. Dividend 25768 log. 4.411081...
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American Edition of the British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary of ..., Volume 7

William Nicholson - Natural history - 1821 - 406 pages
...logarithms. Example. Multiplicand 8.5 0.9294189 Multiplier 10 lO^OOOOO Product 85 1.9294189 And in division, subtract the logarithm of the divisor from the logarithm of the dividend, the remainder is the logarithm of the quotient. num. logarithms. Example. Dividend...9712.8 3.9873444 Divisor...
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British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary of Arts and Sciences ..., Volume 7

William Nicholson - Natural history - 1821 - 408 pages
...logarithms. Example. Multiplicand 8.5 0.9294189 Multiplier 10 l.OUOOOOO Product 85 1.9294189 And in division, subtract the logarithm of the divisor from the logarithm of the dividend, the remainder is the logarithm of the quotient. num. Example. Dividend...9712.8 Divisor .456 logarithms....
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A New and Concise System of Arithmetick: Containing Vulgar, Decimal, and ...

Beriah Stevens - Arithmetic - 1822 - 436 pages
...256225 L,og. 5,4086215 • DIVISION OF LOGARITHMS. To divide one number by another is nothing but to subtract the logarithm of the divisor from the logarithm of the dividend, the remainder is the logarithm of the quotient. EXAMPLE. Divide 1728 Log. 3,2375437 >., By 13 - Log. 1.0791312...
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Encyclopaedia Britannica; Or A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and ..., Volume 12

Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1823 - 856 pages
...to carry cancels tbe — 2, and there remains the — i to set down. DIVISION BT LOGARITHMS. RULE. SUBTRACT the logarithm of the divisor from the logarithm of the dividend, and the number answering to the remainder will be tbe logarithm of the quotient required. Observing...
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Elements of Arithmetic

Etienne Bézout - Mathematics - 1824 - 238 pages
...which is the seventh root of 128. 23 1. To find the quotient of the division of one number by another, subtract the logarithm of the divisor from the logarithm of the dividend ; the number that corresponds to the logarithm of the remainder, will be the quotient. For example, if it...
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An Introduction to the Theory and Practice of Plain and Spherical ...

Thomas Keith - Navigation - 1826 - 504 pages
...426 X '5 x -004 x -275 x 336. Answer 29-128. PROPOSITION VIII. (M) To divide one number by another.* Subtract the logarithm of the divisor from the logarithm of the dividend, and the remainder will be the logarithm of the quotient. If any of the indices be negative, or if the...
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