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... seems to have been on even more friendly terms with Thacker . This appears from the fact that the latter , in 1739 , speaking of a problem which Robert Heath had accused Simpson of pirating , mentions the fact that he and Simpson had ...
... seems to have been on even more friendly terms with Thacker . This appears from the fact that the latter , in 1739 , speaking of a problem which Robert Heath had accused Simpson of pirating , mentions the fact that he and Simpson had ...
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... seems to come nearest at Articles 176 , 177. Tell me in your next . ... " " This work on Fluxions29 by Maclaurin , which received so much adverse criticism from both Blake and Simpson , was one of which Playfair30 ( c . 1795 ) wrote ...
... seems to come nearest at Articles 176 , 177. Tell me in your next . ... " " This work on Fluxions29 by Maclaurin , which received so much adverse criticism from both Blake and Simpson , was one of which Playfair30 ( c . 1795 ) wrote ...
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... seems to be ye most troublesome part of ye Work ; but this , by restoring ye Co - sine ( in ye room of ye Tangents ) may be likewise perform'd I see without any great matter of difficulty and that by different Methods . In short ye ...
... seems to be ye most troublesome part of ye Work ; but this , by restoring ye Co - sine ( in ye room of ye Tangents ) may be likewise perform'd I see without any great matter of difficulty and that by different Methods . In short ye ...
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Abraham de Moivre Algebra Annuities and Reversions answer appeared Application of Fluxions Body Cajori concerning controversy correspondence Curve David Eugene Smith Dear Sir demonstrated Diary Doctrine of Annuities Doctrine of Fluxions Dodson edition eighteenth century Elements of Geometry England equations essay Fluent Francis Blake give given History of Mathematics Honoured Sir Humble Servant Hutton infinite interest John John Landen John Turner Ladies Landen later letter written London Lordship Maclaurin manner Martin Folkes mathe mathematicians Mathematicks matics method of fluxions Moivre Motion Muller Newton's method obliged orbit Orders of Fluxions paper plane printed problem proposed publication published pupils Quantity Robert Heath Robert Simson Royal Academy Royal Society says Sciences Second Master Sir Isaac Newton solution suppose teach textbooks Theorem theory thing Thomas Simpson thought tion Treatise of Fluxions trigonometry uniform Space uniformly Velocity Woolwich writing written by Simpson