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Having, by reason of the largeness of the preceding volumes, which contain much more than I expected, some pages to spare, I am well pleased with an opportunity of inserting here another extract from one of the most ingenious treatises, which, I believe, was ever wrote upon the subject: Mr. Deutens’ “Inquiry into the Origin of the Discoveries attributed to the Moderns.” I am surprised that I never heard of it till very lately; and I have met with exceeding few that have: although the Latin original I suppose, for i have not seen it) has been published good part of twenty years, and the elegant and judicious translation of it was printed eight or nine years ago. It is true, I am hereby convinced of several mistakes, which I bad been in for many years. But I look upon every such conviction as a valuable acquisition. And I trust, my heart will always say both to God and man,” What I know not, teach thou me.”

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Extract of Mr Dutens Inquiry Into the Origin of the Discoveries Attributed to the Moderns

An inquiry by Louis Dutens into the true origins of discoveries commonly attributed to modern thinkers, arguing that many scientific and philosophical advances were actually known to the ancients. A fascinating study in the history of ideas.

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