scholium

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Editorial note

You can also read his principles of philosophy and general scholium to get an idea of his views.

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Quick take

A “copy-book maxim”, trite saying.

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noun

A “copy-book maxim”, trite saying.

noun

(linguistics) A note added to a text as an explanation, criticism or commentary.

noun

(mathematics) A note added to a proof as amplification.

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Core meanings and parts of speech for scholium.

noun

A “copy-book maxim”, trite saying.

noun

(linguistics) A note added to a text as an explanation, criticism or commentary.

noun

(mathematics) A note added to a proof as amplification.

Example sentences

You can also read his principles of philosophy and general scholium to get an idea of his views.

And, in the last paragraph of the general scholium, the appendix of the Principia, Newton describes electromagnetism and the role of electrical oscillation in the nervous system.

Thus, it was perfectly normal for Newton's thought to mature, and the Scholium reflected the progress of his thinking over two decades.

Part of my plans for Scholium was very similar to OpenAlex so knowing I don't have to build it myself is great.

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Cf., for example, the scholium on Thucydides II.39.

>i only have buringh's figures from this scholium because buringh's paper itself has not been preserved in sci-hub and will probably be lost in the next century I accessed it just fine.

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The "General Scholium" [1] was one of the improvements Newton made to the first edition of Principia in the two decades between first and second editions.