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==Publications== * ''Treatise of Fluxions'' (1737) * ''The Nature and Laws of Chance'' (1740) * {{Cite book|title=Essays on several curious and useful subjects, in speculative and mix'd mathematicks|volume=|publisher=John Nourse|location=London|year=1740|language=en|url=https://gutenberg.beic.it/webclient/DeliveryManager?pid=768468}} * ''The Doctrine of Annuities and Reversions'' (1742) * {{Cite book|title=Mathematical dissertations on a variety of physical and analytical subjects|volume=|publisher=Thomas Woodward|location=London|year=1743|language=en|url=https://gutenberg.beic.it/webclient/DeliveryManager?pid=625138}} * ''A Treatise of Algebra'' (1745) * ''Elements of Plane Geometry. To which are added, An Essay on the Maxima and Minima of Geometrical Quantities, And a brief Treatise of regular Solids; Also, the Mensuration of both Superficies and Solids, together with the Construction of a large Variety of Geometrical Problems '' (Printed for the Author; Samuel Farrer; and John Turner, London, 1747) [The book is described as being ''Designed for the Use of Schools'' and the main body of text is Simpson's reworking of the early books of The Elements of Euclid. Simpson is designated ''Professor of Geometry in the Royal Academy at Woolwich''.] * ''Trigonometry, Plane and Spherical'' (1748) * [https://archive.org/details/doctrineandappl00nourgoog ''Doctrine and Application of Fluxions. Containing (besides what is common on the subject) a Number of New Improvements on the Theory. And the Solution of a Variety of New, and very Interesting, Problems in different Branches of the Mathematicks''] (two parts bound in one volume; J. Nourse, London, 1750) * ''Select Exercises in Mathematics'' (1752) * {{Cite book|title=Miscellaneous tracts on some curious, and very interesting subjects in mechanics, physical-astronomy, and speculative mathematics|volume=|publisher=John Nourse|location=London|year=1757|language=en|url=https://gutenberg.beic.it/webclient/DeliveryManager?pid=3899002}} * {{Cite book|title=Miscellaneous tracts on some curious and very interesting subjects in mechanics, physical-astronomy and speculative mathematics|volume=|publisher=John Nourse|location=London|year=1768|language=en|url=https://gutenberg.beic.it/webclient/DeliveryManager?pid=598998}}
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