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... question , " To investigate a theorem for find- ing the solid content of any hoof of the frustrum of a cone ; " and ... questions in the Ladies ' Diary , sometimes under his own name as in the years 1735 and 1736 , but later by such ...
... question , " To investigate a theorem for find- ing the solid content of any hoof of the frustrum of a cone ; " and ... questions in the Ladies ' Diary , sometimes under his own name as in the years 1735 and 1736 , but later by such ...
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... question Simpson was often asked to answer : " Honourable Sir , " Below you have Answers to all your Questions ; being y * Result of Calculations founded on a great Number of Observa- tions on yo Bills of Mortality of different places ...
... question Simpson was often asked to answer : " Honourable Sir , " Below you have Answers to all your Questions ; being y * Result of Calculations founded on a great Number of Observa- tions on yo Bills of Mortality of different places ...
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... Question 416 , by Mr. Tho . Moss , Ladies ' Diary , 1756 : — Suppose 12 half - pence to be thrown up , and those that come up heads to be taken away , and the remaining ones to be thrown up again , and so on , in the same manner ...
... Question 416 , by Mr. Tho . Moss , Ladies ' Diary , 1756 : — Suppose 12 half - pence to be thrown up , and those that come up heads to be taken away , and the remaining ones to be thrown up again , and so on , in the same manner ...
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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 nature 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 Simp solution suppose teach textbooks Theorem theory thing Thomas Simpson thought tion Treatise of Fluxions trigonometry uniform Space uniformly Velocity Woolwich writing written by Simpson