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“ by multiplying one of tlieir measures or objects, they can run the 
“ calculation into a long tail of terminal 0’s, then something very 
“ exact and marvellous is proved.” This he derides, because, ac- 
of assigning some limits, within which we may feel tolerably certain of the 
result. 
The several quantities therefore, extracted from my reprint of Sir Isaac 
Newton’s paper (but to which in the original, I cordially refer all readers), 
and reduced to British inches — at the approximately assumed rate of 12T5 
for 1 Attic foot ; and 097 for 1 Roman uncia — are as follows : — 
No. of 
Approxi- 
mation. 
Method of Reference. 
Attic 
Feet. 
Roman 
Feet. 
Roman 
Uncise. 
British 
Inches. 
British 
Inches. 
Mean of 
limits. 
1. 
From Talmudists and 
24 
• • • 
. . • 
31-24 
\ 
Josephus, by the Greek 
[ 97-77 
cubit (p. 355), Vol. ii., of 
tl i 1 Li 
> ^ i it 
Life and Work , between 
2 
... 
... 
2 4*3 C 
’ 
2. 
From Talmudists, by proportions 
28* 
27-94 
) 
of human body (p. 355), be- 
i 25 61 
tween 
24* 
23-28 
/ 
3. 
Josephus by pillars of Temple, in 
Oi 
28-0 
27-16 
) 
proportions to the human body 
l 25-22 
(p. 356), between . . 
• 
2 
24-0 
23-28 
J 
4. 
By Talmudists’ and “ all Jews’ ” 
2* 
28-0 
27-16 
) 
ideas of a Sabbath-day’s 
jour- 
l 25-22 
ney (p. 358), between 
• • 
2 
240 
23-28 
/ 
6. 
By Talmudists and Josephus, on propor- 
27-0 
26-19 
tion of steps ascending to Inner Court 
[ 24-74 
(p. 358), between . . 
24-0 
23-28 
s 
6. 
By many Chaldaic and Hebrew propor- 
tions to Cubit of Memphis (p. 362) 
25-6 
24-83 
24-83 
7. 
From a statement by Mersennus, 
as to 
the length of a supposed copy of the 
Sacred Cubit of the Hebrews, pre- 
served in a secret way from the know- 
ledge of the Christians (p. 363) 
• • 
25-68 
24-91 
24-91 
The simple mean of the last column, = 25*47 British inches. But that is 
not a proper method there ; because, not only has Sir Isaac Newton evidently 
