Logarithmic and other mathematical tables : with examples of their use and hints on the art of computation

University Of California Libraries, Theodore Preston. Early American Mathematics Books. Cu-Banc Hill, Simon Newcomb

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ASTRONOMY DEPT.NEWCOMB S MATHEMATICAL COURSE. /. SCHOOL COURSE. for Schools.Algebra to for Schools.Key Algebra Plane and with Tables.Geometry Trigonometry, The Essentials of Trigonometry. II. COLLEGE COURSE. forAlgebra Colleges. to for Colleges.Key Algebra Elements of Geometry. Plane and with Tables.Spherical Trigonometry, Trigonometry (separate). Tables (separate). Elements of Analytic Geometry. and of the Differential Calculus.Integral Newcomb andAdvanced Holden.Course, byAstronomy, and Course, byBriefer HENRY HOLT & New York.CO., Publishers,NEWCOMB 8 MATHEMATICAL COURSE LOGARITHMIC AND OTHER MATHEMATICAL TABLES WITH EXAMPLES OF THEIR USE AND HINTS ON THE ART 02 COMPUTATION BY SIMON NEWCOMB in the Johnsi*r?fessor ofMathematics, Hopkint Uniwnitg. YORKNEW AND COMPANYHOLTHENRYDEPTASTRONOMY COPYRIGHT, 1882, BY HOLT & COlHENRYPEEFAOE. is toIN the work an made topresent attempt present computers a set of andand students tables whichlogarithmic trigonometric shall have all the conveniences familiar to those who use German tables. The tables of F. G. of which fifteen ediGAUSS,five-figure tions after with beenhave been issued, have, long experience them, taken as the basis of the but modifications have beenpresent ones, introduced wherever could be made.any improvement Five of have been as andecimalsplaces adopted advantageous mean. The results obtained reliable toby them, being nearly always the are accurate for most while10,000th part, amply computations, the time of the student who uses them is not wasted in unnecessary calculation. The Introduction is intended to serve not as anonly explanation of the on the art of andbut as a little treatisetables, computation, the methods which the labor of beby computation may abridged. To avoid the evil of amongfostering growing nearsightedness the author and have neither norstudents, spared painspublishers in clearness ofExpense typography.securing