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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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ACCIFEROUS Plants, Wether Frecs
Strubs, Or FTerbs, are luch ds bear Berries:
and Berries are Fruirs conreu with 
chin Alchibrane, I oe l Concated à Lul
wehich groms ote and moilt when ripe, and con-
cains che Seed wichin che substance. The Baccise
rous Herbs are che Chamamorus, Smilax aspera
Drronia Alba and Niera, Ancelica Baccisera, ACo.
nitum Racemosum, Solanum Racemosum America
num Fypoglossum, Laurus Mlexandrina, Oxymyrsine
Polyconarum Lilium Convallium, Monophyllon, Man-
The Vane aE A is called ehe ForiZ on Vane
THaE aE B che Sbade Vanc, and chac at C The SieB
Vane. The lester ArK B is oF 60 degrees, and tBaV
DFC (OP f4) Ot 30 degrees. In tiime ot Oblerva
tion che Stracion Vare B is set uxon the 60 Arch
just cg an even degree ot lome Alcirude less Than
ron judee che Complement oE che Suns Alticude
Wwill be, by 50 or 15 acgr. The Floriron Vano
is put on at  and che Sighe Vate on che zocti
Ark f8; and chen che Observers Back Deino
turned co the Sun (Whence the Name DE BaCk
tracora. Herba Paris, Solanum Lethale, Mtalum In. staff Or Back- Ouadrant) he lites up rhe Instrumenr
sanum, Solanum Vulgare. Alsine Baccifera, Solanum and lookins ct roughche Sighe Vanc, rising or Fal
iustris, _c.
ino ehe Ouadrant eill ehe Shadon ot the upper
Fdse ot che Shade Vane FalI on the upper Ldee ot
the Slic in che Forizon Vane; and it then you cari
sec the florizon chroueh ehe Paid Stir, che OBTeF.
varion is Wvell made: Bur it the Sea apoear in-
Aead ot cheFlorizon, move che Siphe Vane lover
conatase: IF che Shy appear, move ic uprards
conardsf, and so rry rill ic comes righr
Then obserre hou mans Degrees and Minutes
are cut by chac Edse ot che siehr Vane, wrtrich an
Cvers to the sight FTole, and cochem add che De
erees cur by che upper Edse ot che Shade Vane
Fruir; i. c. one containins rvO OF more Leels) The Summ is the Suns distance trom the Lenirh
T0 And che Meridian Altieude by this Inctru.
mene vou must conrinue che Observacion as lone
a5 vou perceire che Alrieude e0 bc increasins
atich pou will find by che Seas appearine Ail
Acini or Kound Solr BaIIs (For che mord scinus chrouxh che Stic instead oE thellorizon, and as pou
Reverse oF a Dactyi
move the sipht Vane lover: Buc a5 loon a5 ever
vou sec che Sky appear instead ot che Florizon.
the Alcicude is chen diministins, and vou mult de
EAt; and addins as betore, che Depree and Mi
nutes on che rro Artes rogecher into one summ, it
dires ehe suns Zenich distance, or his Co. AIEI.
cude: and ehis lubstracted trom 900. Icaves chie
true Alcieude above ehe FTorizon.
Thac excellene AstronOmer, MIC. Flamstead, con
erived a Glass Lens or Double Convex co be pla
ced in chemidale ofrhe Stade Vane, which makes
a (maII briphe Spor on the slit ot che Florizon
Vane instead ot the Stade: And chis is a BreaE
Improvemene, il che Clals be cruly made, tor bx
ehis means che Instrument may be uled in FTa2
Neacher, and a much more accurare Observari
on made in Clear Weacher ehan coule beby che
Stradom.
Dur atter allu ehis Ouadrant is by no means (o
accurate as could be wimted; and a large, heavy
Braso Aprolabe must needs be a mueh berrer In.
Arument.
THc Bacciferous Trees ME. Rar divides
c. Such a5 bear a Caliculare or Naked Berry
+kinds
the Plorer and Calix boch Fallins of rogecher and
leavins che verry bare; a5 ine sassatras Lrec, a.
2. Such as have a Naked, Monoprrenous Fruit
i. c. Concainins in ic only onc Sccd; a5 the ArburuS
Terebinthus, Lentiseus, Viscus, Lraea Sambueus
Aquaticus, Caureola, Chamatau Termanica (Or Me-
Zereon) Viburnum, Cornus, Phamnus, eC.
3. Such as have also a Naked buc Polypyrenous
Alnus, Berberis. Alaternus. Sambucus Vulxaris, Vi
eis, ehe Ted Plant. Puonymus Vulcaris, ou
Rhamnus Cacarticus, Capparis, Criea Bacoiserau al.
+. Sucl a5, have cheie Pruir compoled ot many
in Bocany, is Lachee a Grape than d Grapestone
or Sceds wichin it: 25 the Fasaminum, Lirustrum, ox che Complemene et his Alrirude.
set clole tOgeTHeL ANC d BuNC OF GrapeS; a5 chC
Qua Marena, Rubus Vulsaris, Labus Idaeus, anc
che Rubus minor fructu Caruleo.
BACLIVOROOS Creatures, are luct Ammals
a5 fecd uxon Berries
BACCLRIND Thief (2 Ferm in L aW) Cignityine
a Fhiet raken wich che Manner (as they lay) i. e
harins on his Back, or abouc him, chole chines AC
hach Rollen. Iris by lome raten tor al e
dsainst Vert or Venison in the Porest.
BACCHIOS, is che Foor ot a Latin Verse, COn
Estins ot chree Syllables, Where ihe ArH l 
and ihe rro laH lonB; 25 L. sescds. L  15 rtc
BACIL LI, are chose Medicines Wwhich are or
lons round Fioure, lite a Scick, (8C.
BACK. STATS, OE a Strix. Sec Stays
BACKSIAFE, che same wich DaviSS Oua
drant, or the Fnelist Ouadrant, as tis called b.
ehe French. Tvas invenred by one Capt. Davis.
Velchman; and is a Sea Instrumene, or g00d use
co cale the Suns Alrirude ac Sea.  Cs et
Vaneo, B, ana C, alt bt er0 Aiches.
te (In Coceimeacton) i5 a kind oe lor
Cullis or Gare made lite a Pir. Fall wwirh a Coun-
cer-poise, and supporred by EWO preAE STaKeS
Tis ulualy made vetore rhe corps de Cards 2d.
BACOLOMELKL, accordins colome, is che
Aer oF Meaturins accessible and inaccessible Lines
by che help OF OnC Or more Stares
BAVOER (I LaW) is one chat is Licenced re
buy Corn or octer Victuals in one Place and carry
ranced near the Crares.
lE lo anoche.
BATL F Or BM, CL SCateB CaII ladine OF CaH.
ins che Wacer by hand ourot a Boac Bailing; and
nohen che Wacer is chus Bailed ouc, chey Cay, che
doa