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Arithmetical institutions. Containing a compleat system of arithmetic natural, logarithmical, and algebraical in all their branches: Whereby The Learner is led after an Easy and Familiar Manner from the very first Principles of this kind of Literature to the State unto which it is brought at present: Together With many curious and useful Improvements never before made publick. By the Rev. Mr. John Kirkby.
Kirkby, John, 1705-1754.Date: MDCCXXXV. [1735]- Books
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The schoolmaster's assistant; being a compendium of arithmetic, both practical and theoretical. In five parts. Containing, I. Arithmetic in whole Numbers, wherein all the common Rules, having each of them a suflicient Number of Questions, with their answers, are methodically and briefly handled. II. Valgar Fractions, wherein several Things not commonly met with, are there distinctly treated of, and laid down in the most plain and easy Manner. III. Decimals, in which among other Things, are considered the Extrastion of Roots; Interest, both simple and Compound; Annuities; Rebate, and Equation of Payments. IV. A large Collection of Questions with their Answers, serving to exercise the foregoing Rules, together with a few others, both pleasant and diverting. V. Duodecimals, commonly called Cross Multiplication; wherein that Sort of Arithmetic is thoroughly considered, and rendered very plain and easy; together with the Method of proving, all the foregoing Operations at once by Division of several Denominations, without reducing them into the lowest Terms mentioned. The Whole being delivered in the most familiar Way of Question and Answer, is recommended by several eminent Mathematicians, Accomptants, and Schoolmasters, as necessary to be used in Schools by all Teachers, who would have their Scholars thoroughly understand, and-make a quick progress in Arithmetic. To which is prefixed, an essay on the education of youth; humbly offered to the Consideration of Parents. A new edition. By Thomas Dilworth, Author of the New Guide to the English Tongue; Young Book-Keeper's Assistant, &c. and Schoolmaster in Wapping.
Dilworth, Thomas, -1780.Date: M,DCC,XCIII. [1793]- Books
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Every young man's companion: containing directions for spelling, reading, and writing English. Instructions in the Art of Penmanship. Epistolary Writing, containing Letters of Compliment and Business. Forms of Address to Persons of all Ranks. Arithmetic, Vulgar, Fractional, Decimal, Logarithmetical, and Algebraical. Practical Geometry. Astronomy, or an Account of the Globe, fixed Stars, Planets and Comets. Geography, or a general Account of the World, and a particular Description of Great-Britain and Ireland, Plain Trigonometry. The Resolution of Astronomical Questions. The making and fixing all Kinds of Dials. The measuring Superficies, Solids, Timber, Carpenters, Bricklayers, Plaisterers, Painters, Glasiers, and Joiners Work, &c. Surveying of Land. Gauging of Casks, with a Description of Everard's Gauging-Rule. The Gardener's Calendar, shewing what Work is to be done every Month in the Kitchen, Flower, and Fruit Garden. Farriery, or the Art of knowing and curing the Diseases of Horses. Useful Receipts of various Kinds. The Art of making Rockets, and artificial Fireworks. The Method of Painting [Dials], Rooms, Timber Work, and Mezzotinto Prints on Glass, and of the making and mixing Colours. The Art of colouring Maps, Plots, and Prints. Together with a great variety of cuts and tables, Accurately drawn and made for the more ready Performance of the different Operations taught in this Treatise. By W. Gordon, Teacher of the Mathematics.
Gordon, W.Date: 1755- Books
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M. Blundevile his exercises : containing sixe treatises, the titles wherof are set down in the next printed page: which treatises are verie necessarie to be read and learned of all yoong gentlemen that haue not bene exercised in such disciplines, and yet are desirous to haue knowledge as well in cosmographie, astronomie, and geographie, as also in the arte of navigation ... To the furtherance of which arte of navigation, the said M. Blundevile speciallie wrote the said treatises and of meere good will doth dedicate the same to all the young gentlemen of this realme.
Blundeville, Thomas, active 1561Date: 1594- Books
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A rational and practical treatise of arithmetic. (In two parts.) Containing all that is necessary to be known in this art, ... To which is added, ... the reason and demonstration of every rule and operation, ... By W. Cockin, ...
Cockin, William, 1736-1801.Date: 1766- Books
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Cyclomathesis: or An easy introduction to the several branches of the mathematics; Being principally designed for the instruction of young students, before they enter upon the more abstruse and difficult parts thereof. By William Emerson. In thirteen volumes.
Emerson, William, 1701-1782.Date: MDCCXCI. [1791]- Books
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Arithmetick, both in the theory and practice, made plain and easy in all the common and useful rules, both in whole numbers and fractions, vulgar and decimal. Also Interest Simple and Compound, and Annuities. Likewise Extraction of the Square and Cube Roots. AS Also The Tables and Construction of Logarithms, with their Use in Arithmetick, and Compound Interest. Together with Arithmetical and Geometrical Progression, and the Combination and Election, Permutation, and Composition of Numbers and Quantities. With the Addition of several Algebraical Questions. The like not Extant. By John Hill, Gent. With a preface by H. Ditton, Gent.
Hill, John, Gent.Date: M.DCC.LXI. [1761]- Books
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Cocker's arithmetick. Being, a plain and familiar method, suitable to the meanest Capacity, for the full understanding of that incomparable art, as it is now taught by the ablest School-Masters in City and Country. By Edward Cocker, late Practitioner in the Arts of Writing, Arithmetick, and Engraving: Being that so long since promised to the World. Perused and published, by John Hawkins, Writing-Master near St. George's Church in Southwark, by the Author's correct Copy, and commended to the World by many eminent Mathematicians and Writing-Masters in and near London. The fifty-first edition, carefully corrected and amended. By George Fisher, Accomptant. Licensed Sept. 3. 1677. Roger L'Estrange.
Cocker, Edward, 1631-1675.Date: 1745- Books
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Cocker's arithmetic. Being a plain and familiar method, suitable to the meanest capacity, for the full understanding of that incomparable art, as it is now taught by the ablest schoolmasters in city and country. Composed by Edward Cocker, late practitioner in the arts of writing, arithmetic, and engraving. Being that so long since promised to the world. Perused and published by John Hawkins, writing-masters near St. George's Church in Southwark, by the author's correct copy, and recommended to the world by many eminent mathematicians and writing-masters in and near London. Licensed Sept. 3. 1677. Roger L'Estrange. Revised and corrected by John Mair.
Cocker, Edward, 1631-1675.Date: M,DCC,LVII. [1757]- Books
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The new complete system of arithmetic, composed for the use of the citizens of the United States. By Nicolas Pike, A.M. Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Abridged for the use of schools.
Pike, Nicolas, 1743-1819.Date: 1798- Books
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Practical arithmetick in four books, I. Of Whole Numbers, Weights, and Measures. II. Fractions Vulgar and Decimal. III. Mercantile Arithmetick. IV. Extractions, Progressions, Logarithms, &c. Extracted from the larger entire treatise, carried on by subscription, and adapted to the commerce of Ireland, as well as that of Great Britain. for the Use of Schools. By John Gough. Carefully revised, with many additions in the Various Rules, by Robert Telfair, of the Belfast Academy. To which is added, an appendix of algebra, by William Atkinson, Late Teacher of Mathematicks, and Now Corrected by his Son, William Atkinson, Mathematician in Belfast.
Gough, John, 1721-1791.Date: M,DCC,XCVII. [1797]- Books
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Arithmetick: containing a plain and familiar method for attaining the knowledge and practice of common arithmetick / Composed by Edmund Wingate ... revised and ... improv'd ... By John Kersey.
Wingate, Edmund, 1596-1656Date: 1704- Books
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Mr. Blundevil his exercises : contayning eight treatises, the titles wherof are set down in the next printed page. Which treatises are very necessary to be read and learned of all young gentlemen, that have not been exercised in such disciplines, and yet are desirous to have knowledge as well in cosmographie, astronomie, and geographie, as also in the arte of navigation ... To the furtherance of which art of navigation, the said Mr. Blundevil specially wrote the said treatises, and of meere good will doth dedicate the same to all young gentlemen of this realme.
Blundeville, Thomas, active 1561Date: 1636- Books
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Cocker's arithmetick; being a plain and familiar method, suitable to the meanest Capacity, for the full understanding of that incomparable art, as it is now taught by the ablest School-Masters in City and Country. Composed by Edward Cocker, late Practitioner in the Arts of Writing, Arithmetick, and Engraving: Being that so long since promised to the World. Perused and published, by John Hawkins, Writing-Master near St. George's Church in Southwark, by the Author's correct Copy, and commended to the World by many eminent Mathematicians and Writing Masters in and near London.
Cocker, Edward, 1631-1675.Date: 1731- Books
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Arithmetick in the plainest and most concise methods hitherto extant. With new improvements for dispatch of business in all the several rules. As also fractions vulgar and decimal, wrought together after a new Method, that renders both easy to be understood in their Nature and Use. The whole perus'd and approved of, by the most eminent Accomptants in the several Offices of the Revenue, viz. Customs, Excise. &c. as the only Book of its Kind, for Variety of Rules and Brevity of Work. The twelth edition, with considerable additions, and curious improvements, by the author Geo. Fisher, Accomptant.
Fisher, George, accomptant.Date: 1768- Books
The young man's companion: or, arithmetick made easy with plain directions for a young man to attain to read and write true English ... likewise, easy rules for the measuring of board ... also directions for measuring, guaging, and plotting of land ... Together with a map of the globe of the earth and water ... : choice monthly observations for gardening ... with experienc'd medicines for the poor an account of curiosities in London and Westminster / written by W. Mather.
Mather, W. (William), active 1695.Date: 1727- Books
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Practical arithmetick. In four books, I. Of whole numbers, weights, and measures. II. Fractions, vulgar and decimal. III. Mercantile arithmetick. IV. Extractions, progressions, logarithms, &c. extracted from the larger entire treatise, carried on by subscription, and adapted to the commerce of Ireland, as well as that of Great Britain. For the use of schools. By John Gough. Carefully revised, with many additions in the various rules, not in any former edition; By Robert Telfair, of the belfast academy. To which is added, an appendix of algebra, By William Atkinson, late teacher of mathematicks, and now corrected by his son, William Atkinson, mathematician in Belfast.
Gough, John, 1721-1791.Date: M,DCC,XCIII. [1793]- Books
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Cocker's arithmetick: being a plain and familiar method, suitable to the meanest Capacity for the full understanding of that incomparable art, as it is now taught by the ablest School-Masters in City and Country. Compos'd by Edward Cocker, late Practitioner in the Arts of Writing, Arithmetick, and Engraving. Being that so long since promised to the World. Perused and published by John Hawkins Writing Master near St. George's Church in Southwark, by the Author's correct Copy, and commended to the World by many eminent Mathematicians and Writing Masters in and near London. Licensed Sept. 3. 1677. Roger L'Strange.
Cocker, Edward, 1631-1675.Date: 1722- Books
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The scholar's guide to arithmetic; or a complete exercise-book for the use of schools. With notes, Containing the Reason of Every Rule, Demonstrated from the Most Simple and Evident Principles; Together with Some of the Most Useful Properties of Numbers, and General Theorems for the More Extensive Use of the Science. The sixth edition. By John Bonnycastle, of the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich.
Bonnycastle, John, approximately 1760-1821.Date: M D C C X C V. [1795]- Books
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Cocker's decimal arithmetick. Wherein is shewed the nature and use of decimal fractions in the usual rules of arithmetick, and the mensuration of plains and solids. Together with tables of interest and rebate for the valuation of leases and annuities, present or in reversion, and rules for calculating those tables. Whereunto is added, his artificial arithmetick, shewing the genesis or fabrick of the logarithms, and their use in the extraction of roots, the solving of questions in anatocism, and in other arithmetical rules, in a method not usually practised. Also his algebraical arithmetick, containing the doctrine of composing and resolving an equation; with all other rules requisite for the understanding that mysterious art, according to the method used by Mr. John Kersey in his incomparable treatise of algebra. Composed by Edward Cocker, late practitioner in the arts of writing, arithmetick, and engraving. Perused, corrected, and published by John Hawkins, writing-master at St. George's Church in Southwark.
Cocker, Edward, 1631-1675.Date: M.DCC.XXIX. [1729]- Books
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Arithmetica absque algebra aut Euclide demonstrata. Cui accesserunt, cogitata Nonnulla de radicibus surdis, de Aestu Aeris, de ludo algebraico, &c. Autore **** Art. Bac. Trin. Col. Dub.
Berkeley, George, 1685-1753.Date: MDCCVII. [1707]- Books
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A new system of arithmetick, theorical and practical. Wherein the science of numbers is demonstrated in a regular course from its First Principles, thro' all the Parts and Branches thereof; Either known to the Ancients, or owing to the Improvements of the Moderns. The Practice and Application to the Affairs of Life and Commerce being also Fully Explained: So as to make the Whole a Complete System of Theory, For the Purposes of Men of Science; And of Practice, for Men of Business. By Alexander Malcolm, A. M. Teacher of the Mathematicks at Aberdeen.
Malcolm, Alexander, 1685-1763.Date: M.DCC.XXX. [1730]- Books
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Mr. Wingate's arithmetick: containing a plain and familiar method for attaining the knowledge and practice of common arithmetick. Composed by Edmund Wingate of Grays-Inn, Esq; and upon his request enlarged in his life-time, also since his decease carefully revised and much improv'd, as will appear by the Preface and Table of Contents. By John Kersey, late Teacher of the Mathematicks. The eleventh edition. With a new supplement, Of Easie Contractions in the necessary Parts of Arithmetick, useful Tables of Interest and Flemish-Exchanges, as also Practical Mensuration. By George Shelley, Writing-Master at the Hand and Pen in Warwick-Lane, near St. Pauls.
Wingate, Edmund, 1596-1656.Date: 1704- Books
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Mathematical essays; being essays on vulgar and decimal arithmetic. Containing, Not only the practical Rules, but also the Reasons and Demonstrations of them; with so much of the Theory, and of universal Arithmetic or Algebra, as are necessary for the better understanding the Practice and Demonstrations. With a general preface, on the Usefulness of Mathematical Learning. By Benjamin Donn, Of Biddeford, Devon. Teacher of the Mathematics, and Natural Philosophy, on Newtonian Principles.
Donne, Benjamin, 1729-1798.Date: MDCCLVIII. [1758]- Books
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Arithmetick: a treatise desined [sic] for the use and benefit of trades-men. ... The sixth edition, corrected and amended. By J. Ayres, ...
Ayres, John, active 1680-1700.Date: 1702