The young mathematician's guide: being a plain and easy 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 Single Powers. II. Algebra, or Arithmetick in Species; wherein the Method of Raising and Resolving Equations is rendered Easy; and illustrated with Variety of Examples, and Numerical Questions. Also the whole Business of Interest and Annuities, &c. performed by the Pen. III. The Elements of Geometry, contracted, and Analytically demonstrated; with a new and easy Method of finding the Circle's Periphery and Area to any assigned Exactness, by one Equation only: Also a new way of making Sines and Tangents. IV. Conick Sections, wherein the chief Properties, &c. of the Ellipsis, Parabola, and Hyperbola, are clearly demonstrated. V. The Arithmetick of Infinites explained, and rendered Easy; with it's Application to superficial and solid Geometry. With an appendix of practic
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London : printed for C. Hitch and L. Hawes, E. Wicksteed, J. Beecroft, W. Johnston, J. Richardson, T. Longman, S. Crowder and Co. P. Davey and B. Law, and T. Caslon, 1758.
- Publication year
- 1758
- ESTC No.
- T132404
- Grub Street ID
- 181328
- Description
- [8],480,[8]p. : ill. ; 8°.
- Note
- Pp433-480 contain 'An appendix of practical gauging' and the supplement.