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remain and be substituted in the place<lb/> | remain and be substituted in the place<lb/> | ||
of the other in the 1<hi rend="superscript">st</hi> Book.</p> | of the other in the 1<hi rend="superscript">st</hi> Book.</p> | ||
<note>Use of Algebra</note> <del>The Use of Algebra</del> A thinking instance<lb/> | |||
of the Use of Algebra is apparent, in the <lb/> | |||
treating of <hi rend="underline">Incommensurables</hi> The number<lb/> | |||
of figures sometimes necessary to stand for<lb/> | |||
an Incommensurable so as to approach<lb/> | |||
near enough the truth, would be very<lb/> | |||
great. but in the Algebra one single<lb/> | |||
letter <del>letter</del> may be made to stand <lb/> | |||
<del>for</del> in the stead of such number of figures<lb/> | |||
be it ever so great during the whole question<lb/> | |||
but as at last numbers <add>or nothing</add> must convey the Idea<lb/> | |||
<note>Incommensurables</note> of the Proportion to our <gap/>, The accuracy<lb/> | |||
<note><gap/></note> of treating or Propation in pure Mathematics<lb/> | |||
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the th book for a definition of a
line [within] placed in a Circle.
Book IV VI
Definitions
misplaced Def th 4 belongs to the first book
"of the same solitude" and "between the same
paralleles" are synonimous terms, let
are therefore be expunged let the first
remain and be substituted in the place
of the other in the 1st Book.
Use of Algebra The Use of Algebra A thinking instance
of the Use of Algebra is apparent, in the
treating of Incommensurables The number
of figures sometimes necessary to stand for
an Incommensurable so as to approach
near enough the truth, would be very
great. but in the Algebra one single
letter letter may be made to stand
for in the stead of such number of figures
be it ever so great during the whole question
but as at last numbers or nothing must convey the Idea
Incommensurables of the Proportion to our , The accuracy
of treating or Propation in pure Mathematics
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