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I conclude, this must certainly be the 
case, because I iiear you have again at¬ 
tacked rny Arithmetic or luiinites, though 
it is obvious even to tiie meanest tyro in 
mathematics, from my answer to your 
fo rmer letter, that you were ignorant 
what multiplication is. Being willing to 
spare you as much as I could, I did not 
in my answer show the full extent of 
your ignorance; but as you still persist, 
in despite of my lenity, to obtrude your 
mathematical crudities on the public, it 
becomes necessary that 1 should denude 
it perfectly, in order that it may be uni¬ 
versally seen. 
The 15th definition of the 17th book 
of Euclicfs Elements, is as follows: “ One 
number is said to multiply another, when 
the number multiplied is so often added 
to itself, as there are units in the number 
multiplying, and another number is pro¬ 
duced.” And my fourth postulate is, 
“ That to multiply one number, or one 
series of numbers by another, is the same 
thing as to add either of those numbers, 
nr series of numbers, to itself, as often 
as there are units in the other.” Euclid’s 
definition therefore of multiplication, is 
obviously the same with this postulate of 
mine, and has been adopted by all suc¬ 
ceeding mathematicians. It is-even to 
be found in Johnsoifs Dictionary. For 
multiplication is there said to be, The 
increasing of anyone number by another, 
so often as there afe units in that num¬ 
ber, by which the one is increased.” Of 
this, however, Mr. Saint, you were not 
only ignorant, but you 'sagely oppose it 
as follows: “ Surely you will not say that 
S multiplied by 2 is the same as 3 added 
twice to itself; for 3 added once to itself 
makes 6, and if added twice to itself it 
will make 9; and I cannot think, Sir, 
that you meant to say that 3 multiplied 
by 2 is equal to 9.” 
After such a specimen of the most de¬ 
plorable ignorance of Mr. Saint, in the 
very A B C of mathematics, and of per- 
ViCaciousness, in still showing yourself to 
|M ■ ■ ill'll 
In support of the superior merit of the 
to quote a few passages, taken at random, 
Bibles. 
The vl. chapter of Genesis thus be¬ 
gins in the former, the Bible de Geneve, 
1805. 
** Corruption du genre humaln.—Dleu re'sout 
ie detruire cette race hnpre par un deluge.-^ 
Ordre donne d Noe de construire ung 
prescription de l'archee' 
Monthly Mag. No. 
the public as a mathematical cliampion, 
I can only say, that I wish you the pos¬ 
session of a sound, mind as soon as pos* 
sibie. Thomas Tayloe. 
Manor Place, Walworth, 
Sept. 5, 1^11. 
To the Editor of the Monthly Magazine^ 
SIR, 
OU will oblige me by giving the 
following remarks a place in your 
valuable Magazine, 
The pastors and professors of the 
Church and Academy of Geneva pub« 
lished, in 1805, anew Translation of the 
Bible. It was the result of more than 
years of steady application and 
deep research. I have followed it in a 
woik published this year in London, a 
new edition of the “ Liturgie, ou For- 
mulaire desFrieres Puhliques, selon Vusage 
de VEgUse Anglicaned^ 
But, Sir, I feel it a duty to the clergy 
of Geneva, and the English public, t» 
declare that the pastors and professors 
of the Church and Academy of Geneva 
have no share whatever in the publica¬ 
tion entitled; — “ La Sainte Bible, qui 
contient le vieux et le nouveau testament, 
traduits en Francois sur les textes Pl'tht'eu 
et Grec par les Pasteurs et Professeurs de 
rEglise de Geneve. Edition Stereotype, 
Bevue et corrigee. ALondres: Imprime, 
avec permission, (sur les Planches Ste- 
ri^otypes de la Societe pour rimpressioii 
de la Bible en langue Angloise, et en 
langues etrangeres.) Pour Gale & Curtis, 
Paternoster-row; et Dnlau & Co. Soho- 
square. Execute par T. Rutt, Shackle- 
well. 1811.” 
I confess I do not understand the 
meaning of “ Execute par T. Ruttf 
though I looked for the word “ Execute f 
in the “ Dictionnaire de VAcad'emie Fran^ 
goise .’*—Perhaps Mr. T. Rutt means thaS 
he is the editor?—This, I take for grant¬ 
ed, is what he wishes to be understood. 
Geneva translation of 1805, it is enough 
out of both the above-mentioned French 
The same chapter in the Bible Stereo^ 
type, revue dp corrigse, ixicuti par T 
Putt. 1811. 
Corruption des bommes', I'Arehe faitt.'^ 
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