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... published under y ° Title of Mathematical Essays . These Essays were drawn up since I had ye Honour of your correspondence , and some of them from your particular Intimation , and therefore have a more immediate claim to your Patronage ...
... published under y ° Title of Mathematical Essays . These Essays were drawn up since I had ye Honour of your correspondence , and some of them from your particular Intimation , and therefore have a more immediate claim to your Patronage ...
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... published in London a treatise entitled The Doctrine of Annuities and Reversions.1 De Moivre criticized the work in the preface to the second edi- tion of his Annuities on Lives , and , in spite of the fact that Simp- son had ...
... published in London a treatise entitled The Doctrine of Annuities and Reversions.1 De Moivre criticized the work in the preface to the second edi- tion of his Annuities on Lives , and , in spite of the fact that Simp- son had ...
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... published anything whereby Those acquainted with you can form a just Idea of your Merit and Abilities . " To such a man as John Landen , 16 however , Simpson wrote encouragingly : " If you cannot bring yourself to speak to Dr. Smith1 on ...
... published anything whereby Those acquainted with you can form a just Idea of your Merit and Abilities . " To such a man as John Landen , 16 however , Simpson wrote encouragingly : " If you cannot bring yourself to speak to Dr. Smith1 on ...
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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