False position method the 16th century European works and the technique went by various names such as "Rule of False", "Rule of Position" and "Rule of False Position". "Regula Falsi" appears as the latinized version of Rule of False as early as 1690. Several 16th century European authors felt the need to apologize for the name of the method in a science that seeks to find the truth. For instance, in 1568 Humphrey Baker says: The method of false position provides an exact solution for linear functions, but more direct algebraic techniques have supplanted its use for these functions. However, in numerical analysis,
Captain of the guard the leading guard for correctional institutes, regarding jails and prisons. Captain of the guard The Captain of the Guard is a position for a military force. It is also a position for jail and prison terms. A Captain of the Guard is the commanding position of a military security force. The position of Captain of the Guard is not or no longer associated with the rank of Captain. The Guard is commonly associated with bodyguard duty for royalty or head of state, but the Guard can refer to the military security force of a city or region such as a