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Whence a geometrically moving point approaching a fixed one has its…

Quote byJohn Napier · 1550–1617

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Construction of the Wonderful Canon of Logarithms (1889).

English (original)

Whence a geometrically moving point approaching a fixed one has its velocities proportionate to its distances from the fixed one.

— John Napier

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