Philosophy of Arithmetic (Considered as a Branch of Mathematical Science) And the Elements of Algebra

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. But as generally taught, arithmetic has been degraded from the rank of science, and converted into an art almost mechanical; useful indeed in the compting-house, but affording more efiercise to the fingersthan to th...