The Monthly Review, Or Literary Journal, 1758, Vol. 19 (Classic Reprint)
Author: Ralph Griffiths
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Published: 2017-02-28
Total Pages: 656
ISBN-13: 9780243534142
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Excerpt from The Monthly Review, or Literary Journal, 1758, Vol. 19 The method made ufe of by Mr. Donn in thefe' Effays, is, firlt, to lay down the necell'ary definitions and axioms; fecond Iy, to give the rule, and illufirate it with examples; and, third Iy, to add its demonltration, which is generally in a'note at the bottom Of'the page. The demonllrations are chiefly algebraical, as being the lhortelt, and ealieft to be underflood; and, in deed, in fome cafes, the only method that can be taken: many of the Operations in Arithmetic being incapable of demonfiration by any other'manner 0f reafoning. T hofe, however, if, in deed, there are any futh, who will relt fatisfied With bare rules, without. Knowing the foundation. On which they are built, may be accommodated with Mr. Donn's treatife; for the demonltra tions may be palled over, without any confulion to the Reader, being, as it were, feparate articles from the text. But we hope few will he lo blind te' their own intereft as to read thefe elfays in f0 car'elefs and' fuperfieial a manner: for no perfon can 'be fnid to underftand any rule in Arithmetic, if he is ignorant of the reafons on which it is founded t and it is furprizing, that lo great. A variety Of books fhould have been written'n'n this (ci ence, many of them by perfons undoubtedly equal to the talk, yet all, Mr. Malcom's treatife excepted, dellitute Of the de monllrations of the rules given for performing the leveral Oper 3110118. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
