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Equation in Sir Isaac's Method, one of which he speaks of doubtfully, which may be the Cause of an Error of some Min. in the Moon's Place, which I have all along allowed, being it can make but an Error of 2 or 3 Seconds in the Moon's Parallax or horary Motion.
([[underline]] Gents. Mag. [[/underline]] 1737. p. 616)

GEOMETRY is that science which shews and investigates the various properties, and the different relations of all sorts of lines, angles, and figured both superficial and solid [[strike through]] figures [[/strike through]], respectively among themselves*; to which along it is confined, without any application to other matters. Algebra and fluxions do the same with letters substituted for the several lines, angles, and figures; and [[strike through]] have also[[/strike through]] and are also confined to the same limits. 
We begin each by afsuming and clearly describing the most simple, plain and easy precognita or premises; which are commonly such of these properties and relations as carry a kind of occular proof with them; they are therefor admitted upon the evidence of sense; the descriptions under the term of definitions, and the properties or relations themselves under those of axioms and postulates. These ideas, acquiring from external objects by our sense, being once afsumed as a standard for the truth of all others in these sciences, help us to discover the intermediate ones, by shewing the agreement, disagreement or repugnancy of those which cannot be immediately compared, until we obtain a true judgement of the several remote properties and relations desired. [[strike through]] All the Each several property of relation [[/strike through]]Each of which, leading from these self-evident ones or from some other well established [[strike through]] from [[/strike through]] on them, to the quesita, [[strike through]] are [[/strike through]] is thus brought to its standard,
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*Those who make magnitude or quantity the subject of geometry in their general acceptations, as most authors [[strike through]] have [[/strike through]] hitherto [[strike through]] do [[/strike through]] have done, is [[strike through]] ascribing to [[/strike through]] extending geometry to too great a latitude, and ascribing more to it than it can well bear; for this runs into the application, has misled many by too hastily applying geometry to all sorts of magnitude and quantity. See Simpson's and Emerson's Definitions.
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Considerations on the offices and extent of GEOMETRY and MECHANICS, NATURAL PHILOSOPHY,  and c. designed to clafs vpoint out the particular sorts of premises errors, in each and to be published in the gentlemans Magaine, when I can get time to finish and transcribe it.