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Deliciae Physico-mathematicae oder Mathematische und Philosophische Erquickstunden
work by Schwenter
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- In number game: Pioneers and imitators
…in 1636 under the title Deliciae Physico-mathematicae oder Mathematische und Philosophische Erquickstunden. Immensely popular, Schwenter’s book was enlarged by two supplementary editions in 1651–53. For some years thereafter Schwenter’s enlarged edition was the most comprehensive treatise of its kind, although in 1641–42 the Italian Jesuit Mario Bettini had issued a…
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