The Apprentice, or First Book

The Apprentice, or First Book Synopsis

Excerpt from The Apprentice, or First Book: For Mechanics, Machinists and Engineers

In developing this subject it is necessary to distinguish units of work from other units; this I prepose to do by writing or setting down the numbers that represent them inclining to the left instead of in the ordinary way, thus.

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