The Young Mathematician's Guide: Being a Plain and Easie Introduction to the Mathematicks ... With an Appendix of Practical GaugingA. Bettesworth, 1734 - 456 pages |
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Page 14 - One Number is faid to Multiply another, when the Number Multiplied is fo often Added to it Jelf, as t here are Units in the Number Multiplying ; and another Number is produced.
Page 114 - Mixture, and any one of the quantities to be mix'd being given. Thence to find how much of every one of the other Ingredients is requifite to compofe the Mixture.