This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1919 edition. Excerpt: ...with great caution, and only mentioned the principles objected to without so much as naming or even insinuating the treatises, from whence they were taken; yet, as Dr. Jurin, who was generally reputed the author of them, was one, that I often conversed with; at my request, before this paper was printed, a ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1919 edition. Excerpt: ...with great caution, and only mentioned the principles objected to without so much as naming or even insinuating the treatises, from whence they were taken; yet, as Dr. Jurin, who was generally reputed the author of them, was one, that I often conversed with; at my request, before this paper was printed, a common friend carried to him the manuscript, and, without pretending to suppose, whether he was, or was not Philalethes, desired him to read it, and asked him if he thought, Philalethes could be displeased with any thing contained in it; he was also told at the same time, that if he believed any part of it could give offence to that gentleman, whoever he were, it should be struck out, or that I would even let the whole design fall, if he desired it. 1' My friend brought me the Doctor's answer importing, that he could not believe, my paper would displease any one, since, if the tenets, I excepted to, were really erroneous, it was reasonable, they should be exposed; and if otherwise, it was the business of Philalethes to defend them... it was however added, that I had in two places censured doctrines, which, if 1 supposed them to be the opinions of Philalethes, I must have misapprehended him. Now... I immediately expunged them, and published the remaining part in the Republick of Letters for October 1735, as an account of my book on Sir Isaac Newton's method of fluxions, and of prime and ultimate ratios. "To this Philalethes answered in the following month, and I again replied, till five papers were successively written in this controversy, that is, three by me, and two by him. And all this time so very desirous was I on my part of avoiding irritating circumstances... that I thought even the most intimate friend... could not be offended with...
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