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<p>express many of the smaller objects about them<lb/> | |||
The civilized men <unclear>were</unclear> the more the <unclear>maker</unclear> of<lb/> | |||
Ideas <unclear>encreased</unclear> the greater extent they <gap/> in<lb/> | |||
Number very lately <del>the additions</del> names have<lb/> | |||
been added expressing of greater numbers</p> | |||
<note>Distance</note> | |||
<p>When it became necessary to <del><unclear>except</unclear></del> measure distances<lb/> | |||
more exactly than the time it took in<lb/> | |||
walking it, and when it was necessary to<lb/> | |||
fix some standard, a brach of a tree a Pole<lb/> | |||
of a rod of a length convenient to be carried<lb/> | |||
might serve that purpose it might contain<lb/> | |||
a certain number of spans or <add>the first might</add> be of an<lb/> | |||
arbitrary length and others made equal to it.</p> | |||
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26)
Prefat:
express many of the smaller objects about them
The civilized men were the more the maker of
Ideas encreased the greater extent they in
Number very lately the additions names have
been added expressing of greater numbers
Distance
When it became necessary to except measure distances
more exactly than the time it took in
walking it, and when it was necessary to
fix some standard, a brach of a tree a Pole
of a rod of a length convenient to be carried
might serve that purpose it might contain
a certain number of spans or the first might be of an
arbitrary length and others made equal to it.
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Identifier: | JB/135/043/002"JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 135. |
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prefat. |
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copy/fair copy sheet |
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recto |
f25 / f26 / f27 / f28 |
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sir samuel bentham |
[[watermarks::[gr with crown] [pro patria motif]]] |
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