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... matics , gaining such a mastery of the essentials as to amaze the pedlar on his return . The story is that the pedlar then told his future fortune , and predicted that Thomas " within two years would turn out a greater man than himself ...
... matics , gaining such a mastery of the essentials as to amaze the pedlar on his return . The story is that the pedlar then told his future fortune , and predicted that Thomas " within two years would turn out a greater man than himself ...
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... matics & c . And much of it from ye help of Those Lights you have favoured the World with and Set forth to shine amongst us of an Inferior Orb . 99 The greater part of his letter is given over to a discussion of the prize question in ...
... matics & c . And much of it from ye help of Those Lights you have favoured the World with and Set forth to shine amongst us of an Inferior Orb . 99 The greater part of his letter is given over to a discussion of the prize question in ...
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... matics in England at that time , the ignorant seeking for light and the leaders giving attention to the trivial . By the end of the year 1742 discussion of the Heath - Simpson controversy dropped out of the letters and a new quarrel was ...
... matics in England at that time , the ignorant seeking for light and the leaders giving attention to the trivial . By the end of the year 1742 discussion of the Heath - Simpson controversy dropped out of the letters and a new quarrel was ...
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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