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Stenography; Or, An Easy System Of Short-Hand, Upon Mathematical And Mechanical Principles - Softcover

E. Hinton

 
9780461574104: Stenography; Or, An Easy System Of Short-Hand, Upon Mathematical And Mechanical Principles

Synopsis

Stenography; Or, An Easy System Of Short-Hand, Upon Mathematical And Mechanical Principles: (Taking The System Of Lewis And Richardson As Its Basis) by E. Hinton. Stenography; Or, An Easy System Of Short-Hand, Upon Mathematical And Mechanical Principles describes a nineteenth-century shorthand method built on mathematical and mechanical rules. The work opens with a dedication to a noble patron, a preface explaining the evolution of shorthand systems, and an introduction tracing the history of shorthand from ancient to modern times. Hinton discusses advantages, outlines the system using lines, points, commas, and inversions, and explains how Lewis and Richardson’s methods inspired his own simplifications. The text includes plates illustrating the alphabet and rules for prepositions, terminations, and readers, plus practical directions for learners, exercises, and methods for reading and writing by lines. The book is both instructional manual and persuasive treatise on the utility of stenography for business, law, government, and education.

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