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Marcellus had given orders to spare the life of Archimedes, but they were not
obeyed. This extraordinary man, totally absorbed in a mathematical investigation,
was insensible of all that had happened; and when a Roman soldier entered his
...
Marcellus had given orders to spare the life of Archimedes, but they were not
obeyed. This extraordinary man, totally absorbed in a mathematical investigation,
was insensible of all that had happened; and when a Roman soldier entered his
...
Page 250
Mr. Playfair, indeed, has substituted the investigations of Archimedes for the
eleventh and twelfth books of Euclid, which we consider as an improvement.
Many attempts have been made by mathematicians to improve the arrangement
adopted ...
Mr. Playfair, indeed, has substituted the investigations of Archimedes for the
eleventh and twelfth books of Euclid, which we consider as an improvement.
Many attempts have been made by mathematicians to improve the arrangement
adopted ...
Page 301
... without having recourseto infinitely small quantities, or any other supposition
capable of being contested ; but, according to the rigid method of the ancients,
following a mode of demonstration often employed by Archimedes in his works.
... without having recourseto infinitely small quantities, or any other supposition
capable of being contested ; but, according to the rigid method of the ancients,
following a mode of demonstration often employed by Archimedes in his works.
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Contents
HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION | 1 |
NATURAL HISTORY | 16 |
C5413 II _ On ZOOLOGY | 71 |
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