. The young algebraist's companion : or, A new and easy guide to algebra; introduced by the doctrine of vulgar fractions: designed for the use of schools ... illustrated with variety of numerical and literal examples, and attempted in natural and familar dialogues ... DEDICATION. To the Honourable the Governors^WDirectors of //6^RoyalEx«CHANGE Assurance Company. Gentlemen, T being not only a common^but a very jufl Obfervation,that the Generality of Dedi-catiom are carried to too highan Extreme of flattering En-comiums, I perfuade myfelf you will themore readily accept of one in a plam Drefsonl
. The young algebraist's companion : or, A new and easy guide to algebra; introduced by the doctrine of vulgar fractions: designed for the use of schools ... illustrated with variety of numerical and literal examples, and attempted in natural and familar dialogues ... DEDICATION. To the Honourable the Governors^WDirectors of //6^RoyalEx«CHANGE Assurance Company. Gentlemen, T being not only a common^but a very jufl Obfervation,that the Generality of Dedi-catiom are carried to too highan Extreme of flattering En-comiums, I perfuade myfelf you will themore readily accept of one in a plam Drefsonly, as I am fcniible it is no-ways agree-able to vour Honours to be flattered. A 2 Vvliea. iv DEDICATION. When foiicited by feveral Gentlemen inTown and Country to publifh the fol-lowing Tradt, I was not long confideringat whofe Feet to lay it: The Prefumptionindeed was fo great, that though theThoughts of former Favours in fome Mea-iure encouraged me, yet it was with Re-ludlance I prcfumed to beg this; andyour permitting me to fend it Abroad un-der fuch Proteftion, it difficult tofay which is greater, the Honour, or theKindnefs you have done me, fince fromthe 0?ie I £hall naturally reap the Benefitof the Other, Even Books of commcn Arithmetic onlyhave feldom wanted Patronizers, but Gen-tlemen of the firft Clafs have more efpe-ciaily condefcended to protect and main-tain the more fuperior Parts of Mathcma^//r^/Learning, not only from the Pleafureand Satisfadion that arifes even from thevery fpeculative Knowledge of them, butby being fo ufeful in exerciiing the Facul-ties, and bringing the Mind into a juftand proper Method of Reafoning, werealv/ays thought worthy theyoungalgebraists00fenn
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