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Page 33
... desire to answer problems in journals . This desire for instruction per- haps best appears in the letter itself , for Anderson wrote : 35 " Mr. Simpson Sir : " This comes to you hoping your Goodness will Excuse me for troubleing you ...
... desire to answer problems in journals . This desire for instruction per- haps best appears in the letter itself , for Anderson wrote : 35 " Mr. Simpson Sir : " This comes to you hoping your Goodness will Excuse me for troubleing you ...
Page 55
... desire " to ascertain a planetary orbit more easily . " Finally in May , 1739 he seems to have arrived at a solution which met with Simpson's approval , as well as his own . His desire was to achieve an improvement on Newton's work ...
... desire " to ascertain a planetary orbit more easily . " Finally in May , 1739 he seems to have arrived at a solution which met with Simpson's approval , as well as his own . His desire was to achieve an improvement on Newton's work ...
Page 127
... desire to in- clude in their works all subject matter that could be referred to under the heading of " algebra " than by a desire to produce a clearly presented explanation of what may strictly be termed the elements . In subsequent ...
... desire to in- clude in their works all subject matter that could be referred to under the heading of " algebra " than by a desire to produce a clearly presented explanation of what may strictly be termed the elements . In subsequent ...
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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