strike the mean between the largest also smallest number of ships given

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ἐν δὲ τοῖς φυσικοῖς ἀεὶ οὕτως, ἂν μή τι ἐμποδίσῃ → in natural products the sequence is invariable, if there is no impediment | now with that which is natural it is always thus if there is no impediment

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English > Greek (Woodhouse Quotes)

πρὸς τὰς μεγίστας καὶ ἐλαχίστας ναῦς τὸ μέσον σκοπεῖν

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