Grosvenor, Richard, 16..-17.., d'Eaton
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The young mathematician' guide | |
The young mathematician's guide. Being a plain and easie introduction to the mathematicks, in five parts. Viz. I. Arithmetick. Vulgar, and decimal, with all the useful rules ; and a general method of extracting the roots of all the single powers. II. Algebra, or arithmetick in species ; wherein the method of raising and resolving æquations is rendered easie ; and illustrated with variety of examples, and numerical questions. Also the whole business of interest and annuities, etc. perform'd by the pen. III. The elements of geometry, contracted, and analytically demonstrated ; with a new and easie method of finding the circle's periphery and area to any assigned exactness, by one æquation only ; also a new way of making sines and tangents. IV. Conick-sections, wherein the chief properties, etc. of the ellipsis, parabola, and hyperbola, are clearly demonstrated. V. The arithmetick of infinites explain'd, and render'd easie ; with its application to superficial, and solid geometry. With an appendix of practical gauging. The fourth edition carefully corrected ; and new tables of compound interest at five per cent. Calculated, and added by the author, John Ward. |