Excerpt from The Compendious Measurer: Being a Brief, Yet Comprehensive, Treatise on Mensuration, and Practical Geometry; With an Introduction to Decimal and Duodecimal Arithmetic; Adapted to Practice, and the Use of SchoolsSet the numbers under each other according to the value of their places, as in whole numbers, or (0 that the decimal points {land direfily below each other. Then add as in whole numbers, placing the decimal point in the {urn firaight below the other points.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.

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