Volume 2

Mathesis enucleata: or, The elements of the mathematicks. / By J. Christ. Sturmius, Professor of Philosophy and Mathemathicks in the University of Altorf. Made English by J.R. A.M. and R.S.S.

  • Johann Sturm
Date:
1700
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Credit: Mathesis enucleata: or, The elements of the mathematicks. / By J. Christ. Sturmius, Professor of Philosophy and Mathemathicks in the University of Altorf. Made English by J.R. A.M. and R.S.S. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    XVI. Nor are we ignorant, nor Jhall we conceal what feveral Learned men have both propofed and already dune. for remov¬ ing thofe difficulties and blemifhes of the Ancient Mathematical Methods we have jufi now mentioned. 'The late Adrnonfo¬ ments of the anonymous Authour of L’Art de Penfer, no lefs ingenioufly than modejlly delivered, Part. q. Chap 9, 1 o. of the faid Treatify are fufficiently known; as aljo the• lau¬ dable endeavours of A. Tacquet and Honoratus Faber and {everal others above mentioned for contracting-, new order¬ ing, and more. eafily and directly Demonstrating the chief Ge¬ ometrical Inventions of the Ancients. There are moreover ex- ' tant of a certain anonymous Author, Elementa Geometrica novo ordfne ac raethodo fere Demonftrata, Trintedat London about 26. Tears ago There are alfo F. Ignatius Gallon Par- dies Elemens de La Geometrie, &c. Tranflated into Latin after the third Edition, by the Famous Scbmidtius FrofeJJor at Geneva: As aljo of F.'Mich. Mourgues j, of the Society of ]. Nouveaux Elemens d& Geometric, abreges par des Metho- des particulieres en morns de Cinquante proportions, &c. There are alfo feveral 01 her EfJays of reducing the Mathema- ticks into a better Order and Methodthe titles whereof we have only as yet feen; and even whilejthefe papers were in the Trefy there happen d into our hands a Tr'eatife of F. Lamys Entituled Les Elemens de Geometric, ou de la mefure des Corps,. &c. Trintedat Paris in 16 y ; fo that we may only feem to fome to do what has been done already, in endeavour¬ ing to [hew cur Reader a new a?id [horter way to the Ada- thematicks. XVII. But as none can blame Jacobus le Maire, hccaufe, after the happy d.ifcovtry of the Magelianick Tafage from the Atlantick into the Pacifick Sea ., he would needs yet endeavour to fnd ano¬ ther jhorter*, which he accordingly did * nor can they be blamed, who now a days ccnfult about finding one from thefe parts of 1