“[I]n On conic sections, Wallis... claimed that algebra would enable an 'absolute contemplation' of the conic sections by directly expressing... 'primary and essential affections' from which secondary affections could be 'deduced by calculation'. ...Both the use of symbols to express essences and their manipulation to obtain easy results characterized Wallis...”

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