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# Title: Lexicon Technicum: Or, An Universal English Dictionary Of Arts And Sciences (shelfmarks Leibn. Marg. 71; ZEN Leibn. Marg. 71)
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rirude, so is the Co.dine the Suns Distance front
ebe Meridian (or Fcut frem Noon) 10 the Si 
oude, sors the sinc ) ne Declination ro the Sine
T0 tld rhe suns alitude on any Azi
uch
much, so is the Co. Tansens os the Laticude, 10 che
Tansent of ihe Alcirude.
Lo End che Suns Altitude ac any rime, havine
ehe Lacicude and Declinarion siven;
Say, AS the Radius is tO the Sine OE the Sun:
Distance trom 6, lo is cheCo. Pangent ofthe La-
cicude, eo che Pangent oF chetourch ArK
Which ach ArK, For Hours between 6 and 6
must be substracted trom, oc For Hours, betore
or alter six, must be added rothe Suns Distance
Crom che Pole, and che summ or Difference Mall
bC a LHch APK.
Then as the Co. Sine DF che Ach Ark, is eo che
Sine ot che l acieude, 10 is che C0. Sine oE che sth
Ark Fe the sine oF che Suns Altirude.
Sir Zonas Moore sives an casier Mechod for rhis
Problem, ot vhich ehis is his Example.
There is eiven che Complement ot che Suns
Feiphe, theComplement of the Oeclination, and
che Complemene oF ihe Lacitude of the Place
required che Anele oF ihe Suris Distance FTO
21. 37
sine Comp.
30.20585
Actold.  8. 02148
FCrENCC, WHICH 155 6.40 SM
The Pot holdins che Mai
rer 10 be sublimed.
SThCFire Place.
B Thescoppleorihe Fire. place.
ALVEAKIOM, is The CabIy oF che inward
Fat, near the Passage which conveys the Sound
Wwhere char vellon and bicrer excrementitious
Scuft is bred, callea Lar. WVaX.
AMAIN; a Word used ac Sea woten a Man O
Wac piverh Dehance eo anorher Strip, ot bidderti
her strike her Toplaits or vield; For eo bid a Striy
strite amain, is ro order her r0 ler fall her 2Op.
(a115.
AMALGAMATE, a Chymical Term Cienity-
ins rhe mixing Ouicksilver wich some melred Me-
tal: The Delien ot Wrhich is cicher ra render che
Mecal sic ro be exrended on lome WorHs, a5 it
Gilding, (00. Or else ro reduce che Mecal into 2
very subtile Ponder.
a Dram oF ehe Regule oF Cold, bear ic into verr
ehiin licele Plates, Which heac in a Crucible Red
hoc in a Arons Pire, chen pour on ic an Ounce ot
Pure Ouicksilver; Rir che Marrer wrich an Trori
Rod, and when vou Aind ic beginnins co railé a
Fume, wrhich ill soon happen, cast ic into an
Farchen Pan filled wich Wacer; ic willCo agulace
and become tractable. Wach ic olten r0 rakC a-
vay ies Blacknels, and prestins trom ic wich
vour Finsers and in a Linen Cloch, thac Mercurz
will recain abour chrice ies weiptie of etie Mercu
ry. IF vou vould reduce rhe Cold into Powder
Duc ehis amalsam into a Crucible over a gentle
Fire, and the Mercurys will eraporare into che Rir
and leave the Gold at ehe borrori in an Impal
pable Ponder, Whicu pou may mele inco ies sirst
Form again; and it ic Mould retain any Blacknels
trom che Mercuru, Oyt os Tarrar per Deliquium will
lelen  OH.
ehe Altitude required
Fo tind the Suns Alcitude aE StX.
Say, As ihe Radius is to the sine of the L ai
ofthe alticude et Six.
Sa, As the Radius n 1 ihe Co- Sine of the AXi
utire all rhele donn chus.
Complement ob
thè Laticude 5 38. 30.
Complement ot
Declnation 576. 53
THCirDIHetenCC138, 23
Fo ihich adc
che Meridian, or che Hour trom Noon.
9.87898.
3. 27272
9. 36900
9.684520
Compl. OFEthe A (60.00
the Summ 15 98. 23
And their Difte-
rence is
IHen eake theZ
halFSumm Wveh 15 549. IF Sine
And chehalFDit-
Then add che eruo Arich. Compl.
and chese rvo Sines all into one
Sumim, anses it will make
The halt of wtich will be
Which last Ouantiry is the Sine
eai st
lie Hene
3. Phiree Aliideto
The Amateama et Gold is thus made; Labe
OF28. 56. Soub cnere Mlorces
into Tinse makces 3 Flous St Minures; Which i5
nutes alcer Noon.
ALTO e BASSO, (Or in AIto, C3 in Basso) in
LaW signihes the Absolure Submiction oF all DiF
retences, Imall and greats Bl alu 1B, 16
Sudse or Arbicrator.
ALDDELS, are PorS uled by the Chymists in
Sublimarions: They are withoue Borroms, and nous Amalsama atter chis manner.
are Acted into one anocher as many as chero is
occasion: AE the Borrom (in the FurnaCC) Fhere rAS IMAAC LNOM OMIMC, ABA POUT ON IL ENO DTaMS
is a Por holding che Macrer ro be lublimed; andoF Oyl ot ApKC. LIC Ctato HIH DC LaLBC e
hac cutaime ux Cuher.
and they make 59. r2. Wtich Summ converred thac remains ununiced wich cheCold. TheOol
Cd del Late, olla iddal d dcabe
Par inco a lono Vial 20 Grains OE che Phos pBO
che Time chac che sun vanes ot beins ac che Me-
ridian, or ic is che Hour OF 8 a Clock 9 Mi-
nutes, betore Noon; or 3 a Clock and sr Mli
ax ihe Lop chere is a Head co reccire rhe Phvers noust tor rivo 3d5 ac lealt ro remain empty.
lenc i a vicite nich a Canale rad che phosonoci