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# Title: [Johannis Wallis S. T. D. Geometriae Professoris Saviliani, in Celeberrima Academia Oxoniensi, De Algebra Tractatus; Historicus & Practicus. Anno 1685 Anglice editus; Nunc Auctus Latine. Cum variis Appendicibus; Partim prius editis Anglice, Partim nunc primum editis] Johannis Wallis S. T. D. Geometriæ Professoris Saviliani, in Celeberrima Academia Oxoniensi, De Algebra Tractatus; Historicus & Practicus. Anno 1685 Anglice editus; Nunc Auctus Latine. Cum variis Appendicibus; Partim prius editis Anglice, Partim nunc primum editis (shelfmarks Leibn. Marg. 100:1/2, Stück 2; Leibn. Marg. 100:1/2)
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injucundis, plane abstinendum censui, contentus interim nonnunquam, digito (in
Scholiis) intento, consulio praetermilla indieare, es non raro etiam ne hoc quidem.
Duod rero hujulmodi inrentorum Cuorum Vir Pobilissimus mihi copiam lacere.
modo illud expetam, humanistime pollicetur; hoc quidem mihi, modo illi grave
non tuerit, tore pergracistimum seiar relim; urpoce à quo nihil non accuratum,
nihil non sublime, mihi polliceor.
Ouod denique de Circuli Quadratura a nobis eradita, sibi haud usque quaque
persuasum adhuc esse subindicarerie; eo praesertim, quod quae ex comparationi-
bus in Greometria deducantur, haud ita semper succedant, quin d vericate nonnun-
quam aberrent: Fg0 quidem Facile patior Cl. V. hac ex parte luspicacem esse, do-
nec rem accuratius excusserit, ut qui noverim quam in lubrico loco res ea con-
sistat ex laplui proctiris su. Verum hoc me, hujus minime ignarum, magis ita,
que suspensum tennit ec Policitum, es quantum pocui perspicacem, per tocum iti-
neris decursum, nequid hujusmodi mihi aliquando imponat incauro, ee in deria
seducat. Duod es tanta cum caurela factum esse contido, uc nullis ulpiam hrujut.
modi comparationibus ulus fuerim, nisi quae ee Creometricum examen terre pollint,
ec quibus Tubtir justa demonstrationis fundamentum, ueut illud non prolixe sem
per prolecutus Fuerim, quo ec operoso labori nostro, et lectoris taedio, prospectum
toret: quod e, licubi quis hareat, facile supplebitur. Fc quidem, quod ad rei
lummam accinet, ne admissi crroris nimium sim solicitus, id etiam Facit, quod sI0-
noracilimus D. Guitielmus Vicecomes Bronneker, harum rerum callentilHmus, (Cu-
jus non sine honore lummo mentio tacienda crat ad prop. TOT.) calculi numerosi
examen achibens, ee ad decimum ulque locum perducens, invenit ex roto omnia
succedere. Rationem quippe Perimetri ad Diametrum inde colligie,
majorem quam 3. 24. +59, 26535,60. ]
Eminorem quam 3. 24 159, 26536, 96 +
ad Z: (qua cum numeris Ludorici van
Kulen, et aliorum, conreniume:) Sed de, in toto proceltu, alternarim nunc exce
dentem, nunc deticientem, ut oportuic: ut non duisium Tic quin co rite perre
nerim.
Atque haec sune, Feros Nobilistime, quae ad Fermatii Epistolam dicenda duxe.
rim: guae ee ipsi, si cibi risum tuerit, liceat impertire. Id Cuperest ut de hoc
quo me dignacus es honore, celtatus gracicudinem, omninque cibi selicia Precatus,
ne candem protitear,
Oxoniae suut
6. 1657.
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Most honoured and rorthy Sir,
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