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Rh Qu. 5. Whether it doth not uffice, that every aignable number of Parts may be contained in ome aignable Magnitude? And whether it be not unneceary, as well as aburd, to uppoe that finite Extenion is infinitely diviible?

Qu. 6. Whether the Diagrams in a Geometrical Demontration are not to be conidered, as Signs of all poible finite Figures, of all enible and imaginable Extenions or Magnitudes of the ame kind? Qu. 7. Whether it be poible to free Geometry from inuperable Difficulties and Aburdities, o long as either the abtract general Idea of Extenion, or abolute external Extenion be uppoed its true Object?

Qu. 8. Whether the Notions of abolute Time, abolute Place, and abolute Motion be not mot abtractedly Metaphyical? Whether it be poible for us to meaure, compute, or know them?

Qu. 9. Whether Mathematicians do not engage themelves in Diputes and doxes,