The Philosophical Magazine (Volume 8) (Paperback)

Book may have numerous typos, missing text, images, or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1800. Excerpt: ... Equations J because the quantities, neglected in the accurate equations, whence they are derived, are insinitely small quantities. On the theory, theresore, of this kind of equatibns is founded the solution of the question besore handled, and that of all questions of that sort. FfV this reason it is, that I shall proceed to investigate the principles of the theory of impersect equations, which is the foundation of the Insinite DEGREES Cmal Calculus, or rather, which is itself that calculus. To be continued.] V. Account' of C. F. Djsmberoer's Travels through the interior Parts of Africa, from the Cape of Good Hope to Morocco *. This adventurous traveller, a native of Germany, ano brought up to the business of a carpenter, enlisted at Amsterdam, in the. year 1781, as a soldier in the service of the Dutch East India Company, with whom he entered into an engagement for seven years. On the 21st of June he sailed from the Texel, and on the 21st of September arrived at the Cape of Good Hope, where he was conveyed to the hospital along with eighty-four other sick, who had come out in the same vessel. After being a month in the hospital, he wa'S relieved from military duty, by being taken into the service of Mr. Brand, the postmaster at the Cape and president of the council, who sent him to False Bay, where he remained a whole year, employed in various labours, such as loading and unloading ships, cutting down wood in the mountains, and other things of the like kind. Soon aster he was promoted by his master to be his houfeIleward, and in this situation discharged his duty for some time to the complete satissaction of his employer, who asterwards carried him back with him to the Cape Town; but having quarrelled with his mistress, he found himself exposed to so much ill-treatment, that he resolved...