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Containing the substance of all that has been written on this subject by Theo of Smyrna, Nicomachus, Iamblichus, and Boetius. Together with some remarkable particulars respecting perfect, amicable, and other number, which are not to be found in the writings of any ancient or modern mathematicians. Likewise, a specimen of the manner in which the Pythagoreans philosophized about number; and a development of their mystical and theological arithmetic.
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The Theoretic Arithmetic of the Pythagoreans. Introductory Essay by Manly Hall.
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Samuel Weiser, New York, 1972
ISBN 10: 0877282145
ISBN 13: 9780877282143
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23.5 x 16 cm, hardcover (green cloth), xvi, xxxvi, 248 pages, Text in English, no dust jacket, slightly browned, although in very good condition, see picture. Reprint of the original 1816 edition (London, printed by R. and A. Taylor). A classic work of Neoplatonic philosophy and number mysticism, exploring the mathematical and metaphysical doctrines of the Pythagorean school. 680g. Seller Inventory # 81225
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