Disme: the art of tenths, or decimall arithmetike teaching how to perform all computations whatsoeuer, by whole numbers without fractions, by the foure principles of common arithmeticke: namely addition, subtraction, multiplication, and diuision. Inuented by the excellent mathematician, Simon Steuin. Published in English with wholesome additions by Robert Norton, Gent.
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Disme: the art of tenths, or decimall arithmetike teaching how to perform all computations whatsoeuer, by whole numbers without fractions, by the foure principles of common arithmeticke: namely addition, subtraction, multiplication, and diuision. Inuented by the excellent mathematician, Simon Steuin. Published in English with wholesome additions by Robert Norton, Gent.
Author
Stevin, Simon, 1548-1620.
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Imprinted at London :: By S. S[tafford] for Hugh Astley, and are to be sold at his shop at Saint Magnus corner,
1608.
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Arithmetic -- Early works to 1900.
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"Disme: the art of tenths, or decimall arithmetike teaching how to perform all computations whatsoeuer, by whole numbers without fractions, by the foure principles of common arithmeticke: namely addition, subtraction, multiplication, and diuision. Inuented by the excellent mathematician, Simon Steuin. Published in English with wholesome additions by Robert Norton, Gent." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A12970.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 26, 2024.
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Explication.
AS 3 (1) 7 (2) 5 (3) 9 (4) that is to say, 3
Primes, 7 Se∣conds, 5 Thirds, 9 Fourths, and so proceeding infinitly: but to speake of their valew, you may note, that according to this definition, the sayd numbers are 3/10 7/100 5/1000
9/10000, together 3759/10000 and likewise 8 (0) 9 (1) 3 (2) 7 (3) are worth 8 9/10 3/100 7/1000 together 8 937/1000 and so of other like. Also you may vnderstand, that in this Disme we vse no
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fractions, and that the multitude of signes, except (0) ne∣uer exceede 9: as for example, not 7 (1) 12 (2) but in their place 8 (1) 2 (2), for they valew as much.
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