prosthaphæreses

A form of prosthaphæresis — A method of computing by means of a table of natural trigonometrical functions, without multiplication.

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noun
  1. pluralplural of prosthaphæresis
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    By this method the Georgian calendar, or year, will keep equal pace with the ſun for 10219 years, without the variation of a ſingle neucthemeron ; when the period expiring, it may be again renewed and perpetuated by proper proſthaphæreſes, as long as the ſolar ſyſtem continues in its preſent motions and ſituations.

    1754, The Monthly Review, volume IX, page 337
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