Beecham's help to scholars : containing map of the world, essential dates of British History, arithmetical tables and signs, geographical & geometrical definitions, foreign words and phrases, and other useful information arranged progressively / Beechams Pills Ltd.
- Beechams Pills Ltd.
- Date:
- 1938
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Beecham's help to scholars : containing map of the world, essential dates of British History, arithmetical tables and signs, geographical & geometrical definitions, foreign words and phrases, and other useful information arranged progressively / Beechams Pills Ltd. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![ARITHMETICAL TERMS, SIGNS, &c. All computations in Arithmetic are performed by one of the processes known as ADDITION, SUBTRACTION, MULTIPLICATION, .. AND DIVISION. The terms used in Multiplication are :— (a) The Multiplier, or number that Multiplies. (b) The Multiplicand, or number to be Multiplied. (c) The Product, or result of the Multiplication. The terms used in Division are :— (a) The Dividend, or number to be divided. (6) The Divisor, or number by which you divide. (c) The Quotient, or result of the Division. To find the Sum, add the numbers. »» 9» 99 DIFFERENCE, subtract. »» 9» 99 PRODUCT, multiply. »» sx QUOTIENT, divide. te q Licrery ee + plus or more signifies additicn a6+3=9 —minusorless ,, subtraction ,, 8—5 =3 X multiplied by ,, multiplication ,, 4 x 2 = 8 + divided by ». division »O0rh=Z = equal to 4 equality wee eS oe signifies therefore. .” signifies because, are the signs of proportion. 6: 14: 18: 42 means, as 6 is to 14 so is 18 to 42. a/ sign of square root, as /9 = = 3. r/ 16 = 4, »/36 = 6. eo 6 X36. 36. =8 x 8 = 64. a/ sign of cube root, as R/27 = 3. 38 =3X%3 x3 = 27. t+ ) } { ] are brackets; all quantities between them are treated as one. D or d signifies Denarii or pence. L or & signifies Libre or pounds. Sors ,, Solidior shillings. % »» ‘per cent.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b33469088_0003.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
