The Theology of Arithmetic

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PREFACE.

...is proclaimed as such; all of that must undoubtedly be referred back to it Refers to the study of the "theological aspects of arithmetic" mentioned on the previous page. as if to its very source.

May God, the Best and Greatest original Latin: Deus Optimus Maximus. A common Renaissance adoption of a Roman title for Jupiter to refer to the Christian God. deign to preserve your health, O most learned and most distinguished of men.

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