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EXAMINATION OF THOSE MATTERS TREATED IN THIS PROCEEDING CONCERNING THE ABACUS

PART I. CHAPTER I. ON VALUE AND THE POWER OF POSITION

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FROM THESE MATTERS THE FOLLOWING WAS PRONOUNCED AND RECITED

ON THE 8TH DAY OF MARCH IN THE VATICAN SCHOOLS

The "Vatican Schools" likely refers to the educational institutions under the patronage of the Holy See, possibly the Roman College or a similar academy where mathematics and the "art of the abacus" (arithmetic) were taught.

Examination original: "Examen" — A formal investigation or scholarly test of a subject.
Proceeding original: "actio" — A formal delivery, lecture, or legal-style presentation of arguments.
Abacus original: "Abaci" — Here referring not just to the physical tool, but to the science of arithmetic and calculation.
Value original: "valor" — The numerical worth of a figure.
Power of position original: "vis positionis" — A crucial mathematical concept referring to place-value notation (e.g., how the '1' in 10 represents a different value than the '1' in 100).
Vatican Schools original: "Scholae Vaticanae" — The specific location of the lecture or examination.