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to the subject of pure mathematics until a much later 

 period. It seems, therefore, very unlikely that he is the 

 inventor of a method which probably is much older, but 

 which curiously was left unnoticed by most writers until 

 Miller revived its use. In Biot's Traite de Physique, 

 Borda's method is mentioned as the only one which elimi- 

 nates the errors of the balance, and similarly Kaemtz 

 (1839), Lame (1840), Ettinghausen (1845) and Peclet only 

 refer to Borda's method. If, therefore, it is desired to 

 attach any name to the method it should be Miller's, who 

 brought it into general use." 



