The Method of Fluxions and Infinite Series

Excerpt from The Method of Fluxions and Infinite Series: With Its Application to the Geometry of Curve-Lines It was a laudable custom among the ancient Geometers, and very worthy to be imitated by their Successors, to address their Mathematical labours, not so much to Men of eminent rank and ration in the world, as to Persons of distinguish merit and proficience in the fame Studies. For they knew very well, that such only could be competent Judges of their Works, and would receive them with the esteem they might deserve. So far at least I can copy after those great Originals, as to chufe a Patron for these Speculations, whose known skill and abilities in such matters will enable him to judge, and whose known candor will incline him to judge favourably, of the share I have had in the present performance. For as to the fundamental part of the Work, of which I am only the Interpreter, I know it cannot but please you; it will need no protection, nor can it receive a greater recommendation, than to bear the name of its illustrious Author. However, it very naturally applies itself to you, who had the honour (for I am sure you think it so) of the Author's friendship and familiarity in his life-time; who had his own consent to publish an elegant edition of some of his pieces, of a nature not very different from this; and who have so just an esteem for, as well as knowledge of, his other most sublime, moil admirable, and justly celebrated Works. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This 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.