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The modern elements of numeral arithmetic. Natural and artificial: with the application to select parts of science and commerce. By James Kennedy.

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Main Author:	Kennedy, James, active 1759
Corporate Author:	Gale (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Dublin] : Printed for the author; and sold by Peter Wilson, in Dublinches Eliz: Hurdum, [1759]
Subjects:	Arithmetic > Early works to 1800. Commerce > Early works to 1800. Science > Early works to 1800. Electronic books. Advertisements.
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