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<head>Geometry Prefatoria<lb/> | |||
Ideas of Figures how produced</head> | |||
<note>Quantity<lb/> | |||
to be put immediately<lb/> | |||
after def:of Quantity</note> | |||
<p><del>Quantity is a comprehensive abtract apellation applied<lb/> | |||
to denote anything whatsoever considered in one<lb/> | |||
particular point of view and <add>that</add> one only , namely, <lb/> | |||
in as far as it is susceptible of having more<lb/> | |||
made of it or <hi rend='underline'>less</hi></del></p> | |||
<p>Mem: to Consider under the head of each Figure <lb/> | |||
from what substance or motion the idea of <lb/> | |||
it <del>is</del><add>was originally</add> obtained, and whether from a Substance<lb/> | |||
or Motion. That method of defining a<lb/> | |||
Figure which produces that sort of Definition <lb/> | |||
called a Definition from its Generation derives<lb/> | |||
the Idea of it from Motion; the motion <lb/> | |||
which serves to describe a Figure is a<lb/> | |||
motion impress upon it either by Nature <lb/> | |||
or by Art that is either without the Instrumentality<lb/> | |||
of Man or by his Instrumentality. It is <lb/> | |||
more likely when a Figure is of such a Nature<lb/> | |||
as that it might have been suggested either<lb/> | |||
by a Substance, or by a Point in motion it is<lb/> | |||
more likely that<add> the Idea of</add> it should have been originally<lb/> suggested by the Substance than by the Motion.</p> | |||
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Geometry Prefatoria
Ideas of Figures how produced
Quantity
to be put immediately
after def:of Quantity
Quantity is a comprehensive abtract apellation applied
to denote anything whatsoever considered in one
particular point of view and that one only , namely,
in as far as it is susceptible of having more
made of it or less
Mem: to Consider under the head of each Figure
from what substance or motion the idea of
it iswas originally obtained, and whether from a Substance
or Motion. That method of defining a
Figure which produces that sort of Definition
called a Definition from its Generation derives
the Idea of it from Motion; the motion
which serves to describe a Figure is a
motion impress upon it either by Nature
or by Art that is either without the Instrumentality
of Man or by his Instrumentality. It is
more likely when a Figure is of such a Nature
as that it might have been suggested either
by a Substance, or by a Point in motion it is
more likely that the Idea of it should have been originally
suggested by the Substance than by the Motion.
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sir samuel bentham |
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