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<gap/>inside these distinctions which might<lb/> | <gap/>inside these distinctions which might<lb/> | ||
be exposed to <del>be</del> establish their <gap/></p> | be exposed to <del>be</del> establish their <gap/></p> | ||
To assert the Propositions of Geomtery <del>an</del> of fictitious<lb/> | |||
Entities would be too general an expression an<lb/> | |||
expression including more than ever can be <note>Properties<lb/> | |||
general<lb/> | |||
Name.</note><lb/> | |||
the object of Geometry. Geometry can only hear<lb/> | |||
of those fictious Entities <del>which jointly the</del> <add><del>could of which</del></add> | |||
each of which sometimes goes by the name<lb/> | |||
of a Prperty of a body, to give them the <lb/> | |||
the name of <hi rend="underline">Properties</hi> seems more adequate<lb/> | |||
than the general one of fictitious Entities<add>[+]</add>. <note><add>[+]</add> all properties are<lb/> | |||
not the objects of Geometry<lb/> | |||
it is only such as can<lb/> | |||
be represented by<lb/> | |||
Quantity.</note><lb/> | |||
Quantity <del>has</del> or Magnitude has hitherto been<lb/> | |||
the general name, yet they would scarcely<lb/> | |||
be supposed to include Respirability of this<lb/> | |||
'tis true that Geometry cannot treat of<lb/> | |||
that till it but as being represented by certain<lb/> | |||
divisions of a Line & certain divisions of lines<lb/> | |||
<del><gap/></del> one of which must coincide with a line <unclear>standing</unclear><lb/> | |||
a substance which is made to contract <del>by</del><lb/> | |||
<del><gap/></del> in Proportion to the Respirability of Air.<lb/> | |||
it is only the number of a <gap/> determined by<lb/> | |||
coincidence that Geometry consider, and thus it appears<add>[+]</add> <note><add>[+]</add> that Quantity<lb/> | |||
may <gap/> as<lb/> | |||
a general name</note><lb/><pb/> | |||
led on answered to perceive the necessity of
them. he should even be possible made Arrangement
to wish that such distinctions
should were be made. There should be instances
inside these distinctions which might
be exposed to be establish their
To assert the Propositions of Geomtery an of fictitious
Entities would be too general an expression an
expression including more than ever can be Properties
general
Name.
the object of Geometry. Geometry can only hear
of those fictious Entities which jointly the could of which
each of which sometimes goes by the name
of a Prperty of a body, to give them the
the name of Properties seems more adequate
than the general one of fictitious Entities[+]. [+] all properties are
not the objects of Geometry
it is only such as can
be represented by
Quantity.
Quantity has or Magnitude has hitherto been
the general name, yet they would scarcely
be supposed to include Respirability of this
'tis true that Geometry cannot treat of
that till it but as being represented by certain
divisions of a Line & certain divisions of lines
one of which must coincide with a line standing
a substance which is made to contract by
in Proportion to the Respirability of Air.
it is only the number of a determined by
coincidence that Geometry consider, and thus it appears[+] [+] that Quantity
may as
a general name
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sir samuel bentham |
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