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1820. June 4. Ch. or §. 1 1
Posology. in general Alegomorphic and Morphoscopic
Theoretic or Practical
Ch. or §. 1 Posology
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Ch. or §. 1. Posology what — its synonyms: its immediate branches,
their synonyms.
Question 1. What is the branch of art and science
distinguished by the name of Posology?
Answer. The art and science which has, for its
subject, whatever relates to quantity, abstractedly considered.
Question 2. What do you mean by quantity abstractedly
considered?
Answer. Abstraction means taking away. By?
qQ?uantity is abstractedly considered when, in the consideration
of the portion of matter in question, for example suppose
my hand, I take away my thoughts from every property or
circumstance belonging to it except its the quantity of it.
Question 3. What are the main branches of posology?
Answer. 1. Aligomorphic posology, called, for shortness,
Aligomorphics, and 2. Morphoscopic posology, called, for
shortness, morphoscopics.
Question 4. What do you here understand by main
branches as applied to any an art or science?
Answer. Parts, which, on being put together,
reconstitute the whole.
Question 5. What is the meaning of do you understand by aligomorphics
Answer. That in which figure is not considered.
Question 6. What is the name by which aligomorphics
has been more commonly been spoken of?
Answer. Arithmetic.
Question 7. What is the meaning of the word
arithmetic
Answer. That branch of art and science
which has number for its subject
Question 8. What is the meaning of do you understand by morphoscopics
Answer. That branch of art and science in
which figure is considered.
Question 9. What is the name by which
morphoscopics has been more commonly spoken of?
Answer. Geometry
Question 10.
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