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"The ancients considered mechanics in a twofold respect: as rational, which proceeds accurately by de..." — Isaac Newton
The ancients considered mechanics in a twofold respect: as rational, which proceeds accurately by demonstration, and practical. To practical mechanics all the manual arts belong, from which mechanics took its name.
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