Excerpt from Elements of Arithmetic, Theoretical and Practical: Adapted to the Use of Schols, and to Private StudyArithmetic contains the first elements of rea soning upon quantity its principles take their rise in ideas so simple as to be adapted to the most nu tutored mind, and to the lowest capacity. It is at the same time so indispensable for every human being, not only in common life, but in the pursuits of the highest sciences, that it forms the most pro per, and has always formed one of the principal branches of the earlier education of youth.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.