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the talents and erudition of the people of America, 

 and hold up to view several names with distinguished 

 honour *. 



* The first volume on tlic higher branches of the matliematics 

 ever presented to the pubHc by ^ native American made its ap- 

 pearance in the course of the year 1802, under the title of Essays 

 JMathcmatical and Physical, by Jared Mansfield, of New Haven;, 

 Connecticut. This writer displays a degree of. mathema- 

 tical genius and erudition v hich docs honour to himself and 

 ills country. 



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