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Read 3 June 1714. Enterd R.B. 10

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MS/366/1/16
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3 June 1714
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12 pages
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Manuscript

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Rules for correcting the usuall methods of computing Amounts and Present Values by Simple and Compound Interest and of Stating Interest Accounts offerd to consideration by Thomas Watkins Gent., 3 June 1714, MS/366/1/16, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/ms_366_1_16/rules-for-correcting-the-usuall-methods-of-computing-amounts-and-present-values-by-simple-and-compound-interest-and-of-stating-interest-accounts-offerd-to-consideration-by-thomas-watkins-gent, accessed on 12 October 2026

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