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# Title: [Rationes Mathematicae Mercatoris subductae Anno MDCLIII] Rationes Mathematicæ Mercatoris subductæ Anno MDCLIII. (shelfmark Leibn. Marg. 96)
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AD NIATHEMATUM CULTORES
Praetatio.
Mnis distractio atque divisio animino-
stni
rum varias curasnascitur ex confu
Turbatione, cum
quis non fuit in eo, ut bene subductis rationi
bus vivereti atque si ita distractum morsocen-
pet non potest fieri, qu’in iniquisimo animo de
funcatur, ut quirationes destinatasnon perfe-
cerit. Unde fit, ut quinullahabitaratione jam
jam instantismisrationis nullum quaerendo f
ne aut modum ponunt, ne post fata quide pos
6)
lemures, haut vano arsumetointric ataenimi
um mentis, quae se nondum le
6.
t
quam) expedire, in quietem suam demer-
gerevaleat. Fst enim vetus verbum, men-
tes humanas nihil aliud esse, quamnumerum:
unde quemadmodum in Musicis irrationales
36d
surdi numeri, nisi quatenus ad rationales
proxime accedunt, neq consonant cum unita
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