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Observations
There is the same<add>the morethe same</add> reason for joining the & 15 Prop. Book 3d
being divided than together as thee is for joining Prop XIV &
XV
Book III
The several Cases of the 7 & 8 Prop. into one.
The Word Term is made use of by several of the Editors
in 2 very different senses, in one they mean a "Term of expression"in the Logical sense Term.
double meaning
in the other a in the Mathematical sense Term or boundary of a line Vid. to Chalis preface to 5th Book.
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The Meaning of the Word each seems to be understood by
neither Euclid or any of his Editors, " [exaoros"] is the expression in
the Greek and the Translators share all of them translated
it litteraly into "each" without Considering the meaning of
but , prejudiced as in any many other cases to
the Infallibility to Euclid because what he says
in generalisation as if that was a reason he should Cunn's 3d Prop
5 Book.
Word Each
be infallible, a remarkable example of the bad
effect of making use of this word each in as are
appropriate its real one, is to be found in 3d Prop
5 Book of Cunns Edition. He says "If the 1 to"
"the same Multiple of the 2d as the 3d of the 4th, and
taken Equimultiples of the 1st & 3d. Then we
of the Magnitudes takenhe had by the and Equimultiple be Equimultiple
2d and 4th.
Each in its litteral sense in this Case is the same
as either, if so it let either be put into its room then will it
be "Then will either of the Magnitudes taken be Equimultiple
of the 2d & 4th but this is not the time there are in this instance
2 words which together but this the opposite
that he intends to convey for it is determined which of the
two magnitudes taken shall be equimultiple of the 2d & which of the 4th but supposing the word
each did determine which
of the 2 magniiti you should
take the sentence would
then lead you into its own
for he says each is an
equimult. of the 2 and 4th
when he means that
therefore if he did expect
that each should determine
some one he saves could expect
any body to understand that
is equal to one, when he tells you it is to
both
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