Harriot, Thomas, Mss. 6785

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              <s xml:space="preserve"> On the left of the page, Harriot tests several quadratic equations for two roots, one positive and one negative in each case.
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              It is not clear what is going on at A and B since
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              and
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              are not correct solutions to the given equations.
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              'W.W.' is presumably Walter </s>
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            <s xml:space="preserve"> Ad Impossibilia
              <emph style="super">W.W.</emph>
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            [
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            On impossibility, response to ]</s>
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