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[Commentary: The comment 'better' appears to refer to the re-ordering of the first row as 1, 3, 5, 4, ]
[Translation: ]
[Commentary:
An attempt to count the possible ways of arranging three circles.
The first row shows the possible ways of arranging two circles (separated, touching, intersecting, one inside the other touching, one inside the other but not touching).
Below that, a third circle is added, outside the other two but touching both, or between them touching both, or outside one but touching the other, and so on.
The attempt soon becomes erratic, but is an interesting example of Harriot's liking for systematic ]
The first row shows the possible ways of arranging two circles (separated, touching, intersecting, one inside the other touching, one inside the other but not touching).
Below that, a third circle is added, outside the other two but touching both, or between them touching both, or outside one but touching the other, and so on.
The attempt soon becomes erratic, but is an interesting example of Harriot's liking for systematic ]
[Commentary: The comment 'better' appears to refer to the re-ordering of the first row as 1, 3, 5, 4, ]
[Translation: ]
Habitudines
trium
[Translation: Possibilities for three ]
trium
[Translation: Possibilities for three ]