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Descartes 1683

Descartes (1683): Geometria à Renato Des Cartes, anno 1637 gallicè edita ECHO

Part of WO10.

To be sent with DESpecs version 2.0.1

Sent: yes/2010-10-13.

Returned: no.

1. First Analysis

Difficulties

Special Instructions

2. Questions From Formax

Q Please see Descartes-1683, 122.jpg, how to code the fraction in the last paragraph begin with "Et $it quadratum ex G H, "?

A The most helpful for us would be to mark it as a formula with a new tag <math> and then to type it as a table-like structure, even though it is part of a text paragraph.

<p>Et $it quadratum ex G H,
<math>y^6 - p y^5 - {t / √v} \\ + {1/4}pp # y^4 # 2 √v \\ + {pt / 2 √v} # y^3 # - p √v \\ + {tt / 4v} # yy - ty + v
nnyy.</math></p>

Even better, if you can identify it as one large fraction:

<p>Et $it quadratum ex G H,
<math>{ y^6 - p y^5 - {t / √v} \\ + {1/4}pp # y^4 # 2 √v \\ + {pt / 2 √v} # y^3 # - p √v \\ + {tt / 4v} # yy - ty + v / nnyy. }</math></p>

Please note:

  • As can be seen in the example, please do *not* type the large brackets before y^4, y^3 and yy as "}".
  • The DESpecs ask you to use <r> </r> for squre roots. However, you have used √ already in the past when the overline of the square root was missing, and we like this solution.
  • There is no need to mark italics inside of <math>.
  • We will add the <math> tag to the DESpecs.

Q Please see Descartes-1683, 124.jpg, how to code the complex fraction in the middel of the page?

A Please type it as

... obtinebitur
<math>{ -nn y^4 + 2m y^3 - p √v, yy - syy + {tt / 4v} yy. / nnyy }</math> Cæterùm
...

Or did you mean the large formula further below? Please type it as

<p> ...
tramque $summam per _nnyy_: ex$urget
<math>y^6 - p y^5 - {t / √v} \\ + {1/4}pp # y^4 # ... # y^3 # ... # yy - ty + v,</math>
æquale
<math> ... </math>
Hoc e$t, habebitur
<math>y^6 - p y^5 + q y^4 - r y^3 + syy -ty + v <001> 0.<math>
Vnde aparet ...
... demon$trandum.</p>

Even better, if you can identify the letters in italics _nnyy_ as a simple formula, please type them as <math>nnyy</math>:

tramque $summam per <math>nnyy</math>: ex$urget

Please note:

  • Replace <001> by the appropriate "unknown character code" for this symbol.
  • You may also type this symbol simply as "=":
<math>y^6 - p y^5 + q y^4 - r y^3 + syy -ty + v = 0.<math>

Q Please see Descartes-1683, 046.jpg, how to code the fraction which appear above the figure?

A Please type it as

<p> ...
... æquatio erit
<math>yy <001> { -dekzz \\ +cfglz # y # -dezzx \\ -cfgzx \\ +bcgzx # y # +bcfglx \\ -bcfgxx  /  e z^3 - cgzz. }</math></p>

Again, you may also type this symbol simply as "=":

<p> ...
... æquatio erit
<math>yy = { -dekzz \\ +cfglz # y # -dezzx \\ -cfgzx \\ +bcgzx # y # +bcfglx \\ -bcfgxx  /  e z^3 - cgzz. }</math></p>

Q Please see http://echo.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/ECHOdocuView?pn=958&ws=1&wx=0.1276&wy=0.1324&ww=0.8389&wh=0.5481&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcontent.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de%2Fmpiwg%2Fonline%2Fpermanent%2Flibrary%2FHBY9GNKU%2Findex.meta&viewMode=images&tocMode=thumbs&tocPN=1&searchPN=1&mode=texttool&characterNormalization=regPlusNorm&queryPageSize=10 958.jpg], can you tell us how to key the data before the paragraph "Hinc subducta..."?

A

Q Please see 960.jpg, how to key the data before the paragraph "Id quod arguit..."?

A

Q Please see 961.jpg, how to key the data under the image?

A

Q Please see 962.jpg-974.jpg, can you give us a rule for how to code the such data?

3. Analysis of the Result

Findings

Recommendation

4. Post-Processing