Quote#Wisdom
I perceived that some Rules were defective or inaccurate; that the…
Quote byColin MacLaurin · 1698–1746
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Preface.
English (original)
I perceived that some Rules were defective or inaccurate; that the Resolution of several Problems which had been deduced in a mysterious manner, by second and third s, could be completed with greater evidence, and less danger of error, by first Fluxions only; and that other problems had been resolved by Approximations, when an accurate Solution could be obtained with the same or greater facility.
— Colin MacLaurin
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