The welspring of sciences, which teacheth the perfecte worke and practise of arithmeticke both in vvhole numbers & fractions, with such easie and compendious instruction into the saide art, as hath not heretofore been by any set out nor laboured, : Beautified vvith most necessary rules and questions, not onely profitable for marchauntes, but also for all artificers, as in the table doth plainely appere..
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- The welspring of sciences, which teacheth the perfecte worke and practise of arithmeticke both in vvhole numbers & fractions, with such easie and compendious instruction into the saide art, as hath not heretofore been by any set out nor laboured, : Beautified vvith most necessary rules and questions, not onely profitable for marchauntes, but also for all artificers, as in the table doth plainely appere..
- Author
- Baker, Humfrey, fl. 1557-1587.
- Publication
- Imprinted at London :: By Henry Denham, for Iames Rowbothum.,
- Anno Domini 1564.
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- Arithmetic -- Early works to 1900.
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Contents
- title page
- TO THE Right Worshipfull Mai∣ster Iohn Fitzvvilliams Gouernour of the most famous societie of Marchaunts Aduenturers into Flaunders. And to the right worshipfull the Consuls, As∣sistents, and communaltie of the same societie, Humfrey Baker wisheth health with conti∣nuall increase of com∣moditie by their wor∣thy trauell.
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- The diffinition of number.
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The seconde part of Arithmetick, which trea∣teth of Fractions or bro∣ken numbers.- ¶The first Chapter treateth of Fracti∣ons, or broken numbers, and the dif∣ference thereof.
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¶The seconde Chapter treateth of the reducing or bringing to∣gither, of 2. numbers, or many broken dissembling, vnto one broken sembling.
- ¶Reduction in common de∣nomination.
- ¶The exaumple.
- ¶Reduction of broken num∣bers of broken.
- ¶Another example of the same reduction and of the se∣conde reduction.
- ¶Reduction of broken numbers, and the partes of bro∣ken togither.
- Reduction of whole numbers and broken togither into a Fraction.
- ¶Example.
- ¶The thirde Chapter treateth of abbreui∣ation of one great broken number into a lesser broken.
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¶The
4. Chapter treateth of the assem∣bling of two or many broken num∣bers togither, as by example. - ¶The fift Chapter treateth of Substraction in broken numbers.
- ¶The sixt Chapter is of multi∣plication in broken numbers.
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¶The
7. Chapter treateth of Diuision in broken numbers. - ¶The eyght Chapter treateth of duplation, triplation, and quadruplation of all broken numbers.
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¶ The
9. Chapter treateth of the prooues of broken numbers. And first of Reductiō. - ¶The tenth Chapter treateth of certaine questions done by broken numbers. And first by Reduction.
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The thyrde parte treateth of certaine briefe rules, called rules of practise, with di∣uers necessarie questions pro∣fitable for Marchaunts.- The first Chapter.
- ¶The seconde Chapter treateth of the rule of three compounde, which are foure in number.
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The thirde Chapter treateth of questions of the trade of Marchaundise. - ¶The 4. Chapter treateth of losses and gaines, in the trade of Marchaundise.
- ¶The 5. Chap. treateth of leng∣thes & breadthes of tapistry, and other clothes.
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¶The sixt Chapter treateth of y
e reducing of the paumes of Ge∣nes into english yardes, wher∣of foure Paumes maketh one englishe yarde. - ¶The. vij. Chapter treateth of marchaundise solde by waight.
- ¶The. viij. Chapter treateth of tares and allowances of mar∣chaundise solde by waight.
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¶The. ix. Chapter treateth of certeine questions, done by the double rule, and also by y
e rule of three compounde. - ¶The tenth Chapter treateth of the rule of Fellowship, wyth∣out any time limited.
- ¶The xj. Chapter treateth of the Rules of barter.
- ¶The 12. Chapter treateth of the exchaunging of money from one place to another.
- ¶The 13. Chapter treateth of the Rule of Alligation.
- ¶The 14. chapter treateth of the Rule of falsehode, or false po∣sitions.
- ¶The 15. Chapter treateth of sportes, and pastime, done by number.
- Here beginneth the Table of this Booke.