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IIL DiOPMJNTI Akxandrini A1{1THMET1C01^M 
Ltbri (ex, 6 de 1S1VME1{IS MVLTANGELIS uber 
unus' cum CemmenUriis C G. Bacheci ^ ^ Obfervationi* 
bus D. de Fercnac Senatoris Tholofani i Cui agcejfit 
Dodtrinae Aaalyticae Nsvum: Tolofae, 1670, 
in Folio^ 
BEing inform'd,that there is an Able Mathematician here, 
that intends to publifli in dae time his confidcrations 
touching what is faid to be New in this Edition, we flial! 
here only intimate. That in this Book, the Works of Dio- 
ybantus Alexandrinus (concerning Numeral Algebra or 
Analytick^, and Figurate Numbers) as they were for- 
merly publiflied in CreeJ^ and Latin by Gafper Bachet^ with 
his Commentaries thereon, and (onae Treatifes of his own, 
prefixed and fubjoyned thereto ; arc now printed anew 
with the Annotations of that Excellent Senator of the 
Parliament ot Tholow^ie^ Monfieur Fermat 5 together with 
lomeNew Inventions of His in Numeral Algebra, and 
the Solution of divers Numeral Problems, omitted by 
others: CoUeded out of his private Letters by R. 1% 
jacobus de Billy S. !♦ AH publiflied by Monfieur Fermat ^ 
RFyl. 
IV. lipSEtVM GEOMETRICVM, cum Cenfura brevi Da^ 
ilrina Wallifiana^ de Motu, Auth, Thoma Hobbes Mah 
mesbufienfi. Londini apud Guil. Crook, ad fign^ Draconis 
viridij without Templerbar. 167 1. in 4^ 
THe Author of this Trad tells his Atgebrift Reader in 
his Preface to hinij that he will end the Controverfie 
hehath with him(if he pleafeth) in this manner. Firjl he 
woald have him inquire^ Whether a /iw/ of equal quanti- 
ties, or of fuch as encreafe in a certain ration, as duplicatj 
or triplicat, C^r* be a finit or infinir quantity* If he finds ic 
tobQ Infinity he would then have him inquire, Whether 
that can have any proportion to a Finit quantity. Thirdly, 
he would have him inquire , Whether a Line or any other 
Magnitude be not divifible in infinitum 5 or, whether there 
can be a quantity infinitely fmall ? If he finds, that all quaa- 
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