published in the second volume of this edition。
3The French version is followed here。
4The French version is followed here。
5When it is thought desirable to insert additional readings
from the French version this will be indicated by the use of
square brackets。
6Between the Praefatio ad Lectorem and the Synopsis； the Paris
Edition （1st Edition） interpolates an Index which is not found
in the Amsterdam Edition （2nd Edition）。 Since Descartes did
not reproduce it； he was doubtless not its author。 Mersenne
probably posed it himself； adjusting it to the paging of
the first Edition。 （Note in Adam and Tannery's Edition。）
7intellectio。
8imaginatio。
9In place of this long title at the head of the page the first
Edition had immediately after the Synopsis； and on the same
page 7； simply 〃First Meditation。〃 （Adam's Edition。）
10Or 〃form an image〃 （effingo）。
11Sentire。
12entendement F。； mens L。
13inspectio。
14sensus munis。
15Percipio； F。 nous concevons。
16The French version is followed here as being more explicit。
In it 〃action de mon esprit〃 replaces 〃mea cogitatio。〃
17In the Latin version 〃similitudinem。〃
18Not in the French version。
19percipio。
20perceptio。
21〃In the idea of whom alone necessary or eternal existence is
prised。〃 French version。
22〃From the moment that。〃 French version。
23〃Conception；〃 French version。 〃intellectionem；〃 Latin
version。
24intueor。
25acie mentis。
26intellectionem。
27sensus munis。
28Latin version only。
29spini dorsae medullam。