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The art of numbring by speaking-rods, vulgarly termed Nepeirs bones by which…

Published: 1667
Length: 10,267 words
Reading: 40 min
Divisions: 32

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The art of numbring by speaking-rods, vulgarly termed Nepeirs bones by which the most difficult parts of arithmetick, as multiplication, division, and extracting of roots both square and cube, are performed with incredible celerity and exactness (without any charge to the memory) by addition and subtraction only / published by W.L.

London Printed for G. Sawbridge and are to be sold at his house ... 1667.

Original spelling, as transcribed by the Text Creation Partnership.

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Title page
To the readerTHE ARGƲMENT TO THE READER.
TablesPlace this Figure at the begining of the Book
Text
Chapter 1CHAP. I. Concerning the Fabrick and Inſcription Of theſe RODS.
Section 1I. Of the Fabrick of theſe Rods according to the Inventors Deſcription of them.
Chapter 2CHAP. II. How theſe Rods are to be Numbred.

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SectionOf a Board with a Frame, upon which to lay your Rods, when any Operation is to be wrought by them, known by…
Chapter 4CHAP. IV. To what Uſe theſe Rods generally ſerve.
Chapter 5CHAP. V. How to apply or lay down any Numbers by the Rods.
Proposition 1PROP. I. Any Number being given, how to Tabulate or lay down the ſame by the Rods.
Proposition 2PROP. II. How theſe Rods will appear when Tabulated, and being Tabulated, how to read the Multiplication of…
2 sections
SectionAn Admonition concerning Addition and Subſtraction.
Chapter 6CHAP. VI. Multiplication by the Rods.
Rule
SectionAnother Form of MULTIPLICATION.
Chapter 7CHAP. VII. DIVISION By the Rods.
Rule
Chapter 8CHAP. VIII. Concerning the Rule of Three OR Golden Rule, Both Direct and Reverſe, or Reciprocal.
Chapter 9CHAP. IX. Of the Extraction of ROOTS.
SectionOf the Fabrick of the Rods for Extracting of Roots.
SectionConcerning the Extracting of the Square-Root.
1 caution
ExampleAnother Example added for Practice.
Chapter 10CHAP. X. Concerning the Extraction of the Cube Root.
RuleGENERAL RULE.
Caution 11. CAUTION.
Caution 2II. CAUTION.
SectionEXAMPLE Of the Cubick Extraction.

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