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1831 March 8 M
Posology
1o
Introds
Design
1
Mathematics made easy
Introduction
1.
Diffusion & or advancement
expressed the design for of
teaching writing
Diffusion and advancement By one or other of these
two denominations will expression be given to the design or say
end in view whatsoever it be which has place in the
mind of any man writer who indictates to afford to his readers
any instruction or information in any shape in relation to the branch of
art and science commonly known by the name of
2.
Diffusion exists in proportion
to number of possessors
Diffusion of the art and science in question will have place in proportion to the number of
the individuals by whom a precept is obtained in whose mind
correct ideas belonging to this branch of art and science are lodged.
3.
Advancement, according
to the addition to present stock of ideas
Advancement of the this same art and science in question
has place in so far as addition is made with stock of correct
ideas lodged in the mind or minds of him or them by whom the
greatest quantity is at the time in question lodged
4.
Present work's design,
diffusion
Of the present work the design is confined to the business of purpose diffusion
of the benefit thus denominated: this being the only one of
the two in which the author is able to discern any use
affording an adequate equivalent compensation for the time and labour
expended in the study of it
6.
Pure & mixt mathematics
what.
By Mathematics in the ordinary acceptance of the
word is meant a science of which considered in that state in which no application is made
of it to any practical use [+]
[+] in a word to the
of the mass of pleasure
is d of p, mass
of pain, is to the pres
of life, on which depends
this perception of
the balance on the side of
pleasure, whatsoever in
the instance of the
in question may be
the amount of it.
to the details of any other branch of
art and science of which application is made to such practical
use
When occasion calls for presenting to view the distinctive
balance this branch of science considered in itself and by itself, and
this same branch of science considered on the occasion of its being
applied to this or that one of the branches of art and science
which it is capable of being applied to in such sort as to be assisting in
the production of correct values belonging to the branches in question, the
adjunct added to it the whereupon when considered as applied to any such
other branch — the adjunct added to it is
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