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The young man's book of knowledge being a proper supplement to The young man's companion. In six parts, ... By D. Fenning, ... The fourth edition, revised, corrected, and greatly improved.
Daniel FenningDate: 1786- E-books
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A new and easy guide to the use of the globes and the rudiments of geography. Wherein The Knowledge of the Heavens and Earth is made easy to the meanest Capacity: First, by giving a concise Account of the four Quarters of the World, with the Distance and Situation of the principal Islands and inland Places; and Secondly, by the Solution of upwards of Seventy useful Problems, in Geography, Astronomy, Navigation, and Dialling. In which are inserted four useful tables. I. Shews the Latitude of the principal Places, and their Longitude from the Meridian of London. II. Shew, the Number of Miles contained in a Degree of Longitude, at every Degree of Latitude. III. Shews where every Climate ends, with the length of the longest Day at the End of each. IV. Shews the Right Ascension, Declination, Latitude, and Longitude of the most eminent fixed Stars. To the whole are subjoined, I. An appendix; Containing a short Account of the Solar System, and of the Comets and Fixed Stars: II. A supplement; Exhibiting a brief View of the Figure and Magnitude of the Earth, of the Nature of the Atmosphere, of the Theory of the Tides, and a concise System of Chronology. By Daniel Fenning, Author of the School-Master's Useful Companion, or Scholar's best Instructor; the Royal English Dictionary, published by the King's Authority; the British Youth's Instructor, or, a New and Easy Guide to Practical Arithmetic; the Young Man's Universal Companion; and the Young Man's Book of Knowledge.
Daniel FenningDate: 1792- E-books
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The ready reckoner, or Trader's most useful assistant In buying and selling all sorts of commodities either wholesale or retale. Shewing at one view the amount or value of any number or quantity of goods or merchandise from one farthing to twenty shillings, either by the long or short hundred, half hundred or quarter, pound or ounce, ell or yard, &c. &c. in so plain and easy a manner, that persons quite unacquainted with arithmetic may hereby ascertain the value of any number of hundreds, pounds, ounces, ells or yards, &c at any price whatever: and to the most ready in figures, it will be equally useful by saving much time in casting up what is here correctly done to their hand. To which is added, 1. A double table of portugal money, from 1 to 1000. 2. A table of expences or wages by the day, week, month or year. 3. A table of annuities and commission or brokerage from one to one eighth per cent. The fourth edition, with additions on board and timber measure, brickwork, and gauging by the pen and slip-rule. By Daniel Fenning, (author of the royal English dictionary, the schoolmaster's most useful companion and scholar's best instructor, young man's book of knowledge, use of the globes and the universal spelling book) and others.
Daniel FenningDate: M.DCC.LXVII. [1767]- E-books
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A new grammar of the English language or, an easy introduction to the art of speaking and writing English with propriety and correctness: The Whole Laid Down In The Most Plain And Familiar Manner, And Calculated For The Use, Not Only Of Schools, But Of Private Gentlemen. By D. Fenning, Author of the Royal English Dictionary (published by the King's Authority). - The Schoolmaster's Companion in the Knowledge of Arithmetic. - The Universal Spelling-Book. - The New Spelling Dictionary. - The British Youth's Instructor; or, A New and Easy Guide to Practical Arithmetic. - The Ready Reckoner, being correct Tables of Accompts ready cast up. - The Young Man's Book of Knowledge. - The Young Measurer's Complete Guide. - The Youth's Familiar Guide to Trade and Commerce. And the Young Algebraist's Companion.
Daniel FenningDate: M,DCC,XCIII. [1793]- E-books
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The youth's familiar guide to trade and commerce , as it is now actually practised by the most eminent merchants. Containing Every Thing necessary to be known for carrying on any Branch of Business with Pleasure and Profit. I. The five fundamental Rules of Arithmetic, and the Principles on which they are founded fully explained. II. The Rule of Three, or Doctrine of Proportion, applied to Trade. III. The Rule of Practice, or short Methods of finding the Value of any Quantity of Goods. IV. The Rule of Fellowship, single and double. V. The Doctrine of Exchange; in which the real and imaginary Monies of the principal trading Places in Europe, the Par of Exchange, and the Course or current Price of Exchange, are considered and explained. VI. The Art of Book-Keeping, according to the Ital. Method. Vii. Various Forms of Acquitances and Promissory Notes. Viii. Bills of Exchange, both inland and foreign, with the Manner of noting and protesting them, when Acceptance or Payment is refused. IX. Bills of Parcels, adapted both to retail and wholesale Dealers. X. Bills on Book-Debts. XI. Bills of Lading and Invoices, from real Business. XII. The Business and Duty of a Factor explained. XIII. The Method of doing Business at the Water-Side, with the Manner of entering Goods at the Custom-House inwards and outwards. XIV. The present State of the British Commerce. XV. The Manner of insuring Ships and Merchandise. XVI. The Nature of mercantile Writing explained and illustrated. XVII. Law Precedents useful in Trade and Commerce. XVIII. Foreign Weights and Measures reduced to English. XIX. Questions, for exercising the Mind in the most useful Parts of Arithmetical Computation. The whole laid down in so plain and familiar a Manner, as to render it easy to be attained by the meanest Capacity. By D. Fenning, Author of the Royal English Dictionary, &c. &c. (published by the King's Authority.).
Daniel FenningDate: M,DCC,LXXII. [1772]