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Taylor - Theoretic Arithmetic.pdf - Platonic Philosophy

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BOOK Two<br />

And<br />

these expressions when reduced will be<br />

23-16 47-40<br />

1-9+8,1-9+8,<br />

But<br />

and<br />

Another remarkable property of these numbers is this, that<br />

the product of the two first in each rank subtracted from the<br />

third number in the same rank, leaves a remainder equal to<br />

the aggregate of those two first. Thus 5X 11--55, and 71-55<br />

=16. But 16=5+11. Thus too, 23)

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