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                <emph style="bf">Commentary:</emph>
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              <s xml:space="preserve"> Harriot refers at the end to Euclid,
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                If three straight lines be proportional, the rectangle contained by the extremes is equal to the square on the mean; and, if the rectangle contained by the extremes be equal to the square on the mean, the three straight lines will be proportional. </s>
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            <s xml:space="preserve"> Of three magnitudes in continuall proportion: the first being given & the
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            summe of the second & third; to find the second & </s>
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            <s xml:space="preserve"> Let
              <math>
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                  <mi>a</mi>
                  <mi>b</mi>
                </mstyle>
              </math>
            be the first & the aggregate of the second & third
              <math>
                <mstyle>
                  <mi>b</mi>
                  <mi>c</mi>
                </mstyle>
              </math>
            . Unto the
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            line
              <math>
                <mstyle>
                  <mi>b</mi>
                  <mi>c</mi>
                </mstyle>
              </math>
            adde a line æquall which let be
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                <mstyle>
                  <mi>c</mi>
                  <mi>d</mi>
                </mstyle>
              </math>
            : & unto them both add half of
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            the first magnitude which let be
              <math>
                <mstyle>
                  <mi>e</mi>
                  <mi>b</mi>
                </mstyle>
              </math>
            . Then let
              <math>
                <mstyle>
                  <mi>e</mi>
                  <mi>f</mi>
                </mstyle>
              </math>
            be perpendicular to
              <math>
                <mstyle>
                  <mi>e</mi>
                  <mi>b</mi>
                  <mi>E</mi>
                  <mo>&</mo>
                  <mo>æ</mo>
                  <mi>q</mi>
                  <mi>u</mi>
                  <mi>a</mi>
                  <mi>l</mi>
                  <mi>l</mi>
                </mstyle>
              </math>
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            & accomplishe the parallellogramme
              <math>
                <mstyle>
                  <mi>e</mi>
                  <mi>f</mi>
                  <mi>g</mi>
                  <mi>d</mi>
                </mstyle>
              </math>
            . Betwixt the lines
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                <mstyle>
                  <mi>e</mi>
                  <mi>f</mi>
                </mstyle>
              </math>
            &
              <math>
                <mstyle>
                  <mi>f</mi>
                  <mi>g</mi>
                </mstyle>
              </math>
            or
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            which is all one
              <math>
                <mstyle>
                  <mi>a</mi>
                  <mi>e</mi>
                </mstyle>
              </math>
            &
              <math>
                <mstyle>
                  <mi>e</mi>
                  <mi>d</mi>
                </mstyle>
              </math>
            get a mean proportionall which let be
              <math>
                <mstyle>
                  <mi>e</mi>
                  <mi>i</mi>
                </mstyle>
              </math>
            .
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            It is done by dividing the whole line
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                <mstyle>
                  <mi>a</mi>
                  <mi>d</mi>
                </mstyle>
              </math>
            into two æquall partes in the poynt
              <math>
                <mstyle>
                  <mi>h</mi>
                </mstyle>
              </math>
              <lb/>
            & according to the distance
              <math>
                <mstyle>
                  <mi>h</mi>
                  <mi>a</mi>
                </mstyle>
              </math>
            or
              <math>
                <mstyle>
                  <mi>h</mi>
                  <mi>d</mi>
                </mstyle>
              </math>
            describing the circle
              <math>
                <mstyle>
                  <mi>a</mi>
                  <mi>i</mi>
                  <mi>d</mi>
                </mstyle>
              </math>
            . & then producing
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            theline
              <math>
                <mstyle>
                  <mi>e</mi>
                  <mi>f</mi>
                </mstyle>
              </math>
            to the periphery at
              <math>
                <mstyle>
                  <mi>i</mi>
                </mstyle>
              </math>
            .
              <math>
                <mstyle>
                  <mi>e</mi>
                  <mi>i</mi>
                </mstyle>
              </math>
            is the meane proportionall befour [???] of
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              <math>
                <mstyle>
                  <mi>e</mi>
                  <mi>f</mi>
                </mstyle>
              </math>
            which is æquall to half of the first magnitude subtrate from
              <math>
                <mstyle>
                  <mi>e</mi>
                  <mi>i</mi>
                </mstyle>
              </math>
            & then
              <lb/>
              <math>
                <mstyle>
                  <mi>f</mi>
                  <mi>i</mi>
                </mstyle>
              </math>
            will remayne: & unto
              <math>
                <mstyle>
                  <mi>f</mi>
                  <mi>i</mi>
                </mstyle>
              </math>
            take a line æquall
              <math>
                <mstyle>
                  <mi>b</mi>
                  <mi>k</mi>
                </mstyle>
              </math>
            . Then I say that
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              <math>
                <mstyle>
                  <mi>b</mi>
                  <mi>k</mi>
                </mstyle>
              </math>
            is the second proportionall &
              <math>
                <mstyle>
                  <mi>k</mi>
                  <mi>c</mi>
                </mstyle>
              </math>
            the third. Which is thus proved.
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            first accomplish the square
              <math>
                <mstyle>
                  <mi>e</mi>
                  <mi>i</mi>
                  <mi>h</mi>
                  <mi>k</mi>
                </mstyle>
              </math>
            & form the poynt
              <math>
                <mstyle>
                  <mi>b</mi>
                </mstyle>
              </math>
            draw the line
              <math>
                <mstyle>
                  <mi>b</mi>
                  <mi>o</mi>
                </mstyle>
              </math>
            parallel to
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              <math>
                <mstyle>
                  <mi>e</mi>
                  <mi>i</mi>
                </mstyle>
              </math>
            . the figures
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                <mstyle>
                  <mi>e</mi>
                  <mi>f</mi>
                  <mi>m</mi>
                  <mi>b</mi>
                </mstyle>
              </math>
            &
              <math>
                <mstyle>
                  <mi>m</mi>
                  <mi>n</mi>
                  <mi>l</mi>
                  <mi>o</mi>
                </mstyle>
              </math>
            wilbe squares & their complements
              <math>
                <mstyle>
                  <mi>b</mi>
                  <mi>n</mi>
                </mstyle>
              </math>
            &
              <math>
                <mstyle>
                  <mi>m</mi>
                  <mi>i</mi>
                </mstyle>
              </math>
              <lb/>
            wilbe æquall. Let
              <math>
                <mstyle>
                  <mi>n</mi>
                  <mi>q</mi>
                </mstyle>
              </math>
            be æquall to
              <math>
                <mstyle>
                  <mi>k</mi>
                  <mi>n</mi>
                </mstyle>
              </math>
            & the parallelogramm accomplished
              <math>
                <mstyle>
                  <mi>k</mi>
                  <mi>q</mi>
                  <mi>p</mi>
                  <mi>c</mi>
                </mstyle>
              </math>
            . and from
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              <math>
                <mstyle>
                  <mi>h</mi>
                </mstyle>
              </math>
            let there be drawne the line
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                <mstyle>
                  <mi>h</mi>
                  <mi>r</mi>
                </mstyle>
              </math>
            parallel to
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                <mstyle>
                  <mi>c</mi>
                  <mi>p</mi>
                </mstyle>
              </math>
            or
              <math>
                <mstyle>
                  <mi>k</mi>
                  <mi>q</mi>
                </mstyle>
              </math>
            . Befour I proceede farther I
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            say that the line
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                <mstyle>
                  <mi>h</mi>
                  <mi>c</mi>
                </mstyle>
              </math>
            is æquall to
              <math>
                <mstyle>
                  <mi>a</mi>
                  <mi>e</mi>
                </mstyle>
              </math>
            or
              <math>
                <mstyle>
                  <mi>e</mi>
                  <mi>b</mi>
                </mstyle>
              </math>
            . which is manifest by this lemma. If
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            there be two magnitudes unæquall: the difference
              <emph style="st">betwixt</emph>
              <emph style="super">of</emph>
            there halfes is
              <emph style="st">the difference</emph>
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              <emph style="st">betwixt</emph>
            half the difference of the two wholes.
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            The whole lines are
              <math>
                <mstyle>
                  <mi>a</mi>
                  <mi>b</mi>
                </mstyle>
              </math>
            &
              <math>
                <mstyle>
                  <mi>b</mi>
                  <mi>d</mi>
                </mstyle>
              </math>
            . their difference
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            is
              <math>
                <mstyle>
                  <mi>a</mi>
                  <mi>b</mi>
                </mstyle>
              </math>
            . The half lines
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                <mstyle>
                  <mi>h</mi>
                  <mi>d</mi>
                </mstyle>
              </math>
            and
              <math>
                <mstyle>
                  <mi>c</mi>
                  <mi>d</mi>
                </mstyle>
              </math>
            are the halfes &
              <math>
                <mstyle>
                  <mi>h</mi>
                  <mi>c</mi>
                </mstyle>
              </math>
            their difference, therefour
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            by the lemma
              <math>
                <mstyle>
                  <mi>h</mi>
                  <mi>c</mi>
                </mstyle>
              </math>
            is is æquall to the half of
              <math>
                <mstyle>
                  <mi>a</mi>
                  <mi>b</mi>
                </mstyle>
              </math>
            that is
              <math>
                <mstyle>
                  <mi>e</mi>
                  <mi>b</mi>
                </mstyle>
              </math>
            . & therefour also
              <math>
                <mstyle>
                  <mi>h</mi>
                  <mi>t</mi>
                </mstyle>
              </math>
            &
              <lb/>
              <math>
                <mstyle>
                  <mi>s</mi>
                  <mi>p</mi>
                </mstyle>
              </math>
            are squares & æquall, & either of them æquall to
              <math>
                <mstyle>
                  <mi>e</mi>
                  <mi>m</mi>
                </mstyle>
              </math>
            .
              <lb/>
              <math>
                <mstyle>
                  <mi>c</mi>
                </mstyle>
              </math>
            divides the line
              <math>
                <mstyle>
                  <mi>b</mi>
                  <mi>d</mi>
                </mstyle>
              </math>
            ito two æquall partes, therefour the parallelogramms
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                <mstyle>
                  <mi>b</mi>
                  <mi>t</mi>
                </mstyle>
              </math>
            &
              <math>
                <mstyle>
                  <mi>c</mi>
                  <mi>g</mi>
                </mstyle>
              </math>
              <lb/>
            are æquall: & let
              <math>
                <mstyle>
                  <mi>c</mi>
                  <mi>z</mi>
                </mstyle>
              </math>
            be æquall to
              <math>
                <mstyle>
                  <mi>k</mi>
                  <mi>t</mi>
                </mstyle>
              </math>
            . Therefour
              <math>
                <mstyle>
                  <mi>k</mi>
                  <mi>p</mi>
                </mstyle>
              </math>
            &
              <math>
                <mstyle>
                  <mi>m</mi>
                  <mi>l</mi>
                </mstyle>
              </math>
            are
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            æquall; but
              <math>
                <mstyle>
                  <mi>k</mi>
                  <mi>p</mi>
                </mstyle>
              </math>
            is an oblonge made of
              <math>
                <mstyle>
                  <mi>k</mi>
                  <mi>q</mi>
                </mstyle>
              </math>
            æquall
              <emph style="super">to</emph>
              <math>
                <mstyle>
                  <mi>a</mi>
                  <mi>b</mi>
                </mstyle>
              </math>
            the first magnitude
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            & of
              <math>
                <mstyle>
                  <mi>q</mi>
                  <mi>p</mi>
                </mstyle>
              </math>
            æquall to
              <math>
                <mstyle>
                  <mi>k</mi>
                  <mi>c</mi>
                </mstyle>
              </math>
            the last magnitude; which oblonge or parallelogram
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            when it is æquall to the square of the middest which is
              <math>
                <mstyle>
                  <mi>m</mi>
                  <mi>l</mi>
                </mstyle>
              </math>
            the square
              <lb/>
            of
              <math>
                <mstyle>
                  <mi>m</mi>
                  <mi>n</mi>
                </mstyle>
              </math>
            , æquall to
              <math>
                <mstyle>
                  <mi>b</mi>
                  <mi>k</mi>
                </mstyle>
              </math>
            the middest: therefour (by the 17 of the 6th)
              <math>
                <mstyle>
                  <mi>a</mi>
                  <mi>b</mi>
                </mstyle>
              </math>
            ,
              <math>
                <mstyle>
                  <mi>b</mi>
                  <mi>k</mi>
                </mstyle>
              </math>
            &
              <math>
                <mstyle>
                  <mi>k</mi>
                  <mi>c</mi>
                </mstyle>
              </math>
              <lb/>
            are three lines in continuall proportion which was required to be proved.
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