before obtained. The result is
. And so on, to any extent.
The diagram[30] represents the columns of the engine when just prepared for computing
, (in the case of
); while the table beneath them presents a complete simultaneous view of all the successive changes which these columns then severally pass through in order to perform the computation. (The reader is referred to [Note D], for explanations respecting the nature and notation of such tables.)
Six numerical data are in this case necessary for making the requisite combinations. These data are 1, 2,