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This book presents important works by the Scottish mathematician Colin MacLaurin (1698-1746), translated in English for the first time. It includes three of the mathematician�s less known and often hard to obtain works. A general introduction puts the works in context and gives an outline of MacLaurin’s career. Each translation is also accompanied by an introduction and analyzed both in modern terms and from a historical point of view.Typham this is the title: MacLaurin’s Physical Dissertations