Published 1877 by C.W. Bardeen.
This book deals with only the fundamental rules of arithmetic.The intention is that they shall be so thoroughly mastered that much less time will be required for the remainder of arithmetic than would otherwise be needed.
Today we used the egyptian number system to buy grain from the most recent harvest. We kept track of what was scooped by using the hieroglyphics math system.
The ancient Egyptians were possibly the first civilisation to practice the scientific arts. Indeed, the word chemistry is derived from the word Alchemy which is the ancient name for Egypt. Where the Egyptians really excelled was in medicine and applied mathematics. But although there is a large body of papyrus literature describing their achievements in medicine, there are no records of how they reached their mathematical conclusions. Of course they must have had an advanced understanding of the subject because their exploits in engineering, astronomy and administration would not have been possible without it.
