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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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Eigures velides C.
S, Then mHICIPIY alt ChC
ccate ante cnee e ChC Lelc hane BgMIH
sive by 40, curring oA sivc 2gain Wvitn
ade Ldidu  do Ao tor Lbulatieu
FTarine a Square Field eiven, Wotole Sides ale
each ot chem 7 Chains 25 Links, the COntent o
abis Square is required in Aeres, Roodo, anc
erches.
Teneth1. 25
Breadeb 7. 25
3625
1450
5075
Aeres 5(25625
R00a =(02500
Perch 1(00000
ansv. 5 Aeres, L Rood, and L Perch.
T0 ploc wrtich, draw che Line AB at plea
sure, and ser Of 2 Chains From A 10 25 then Lake
in vour Compasses the Distance A3. 2 Chains
Terrins one Foor in A describe che ArCH 2, 3; cakC
also in vour Compasses L Chain, 68 Lintes, sec ii
From 2 20 3, and chrouph the Point Z draw AC
(o ron hare che Anele B AC. oF che Field rruly
plocced.
The Pame may be orhervise pertormed rhus;
Set a Srick in che Anele, and purrins che Rin
ac one end of che Chain over ic, tate che ortier
end in vour hand, and strereh ouc the Chain alone
the Fledse AB, and where ic ends ac 5, Pet:
Stick, ehen Arerch che Chain alone theFledge AC.
Tpe Realon oF this Practieal Rule is plain, it and at the end chereot set anocher Stick, a5 aF 4.
son consicer, chac 5 Chains (Or 20 Perches) in
ehen ler loole the Chain trom A, and meature che
lensch, and 2 Chains (Or 8 Perohes) in breadch Distance 5, 4; Which suppole 34 Lints. Then
make an ACrC, (Or 160 Sguare Perches ;) al(0 5
Chains mulciplicd by 2, is che Pame wich 500
Plor i 25 betore.
By chis means vou may survey a Field by x0-
Lintes by 200, Wtich makes 100000Square Lintes. ins round che same with che Chain only; by ca
Vheretore ris evidene, thaT 525625 Square
Links, (1. C. the Product OF 7, 25 by 7, 25.) di
vided by 100000; That is, by currins oH 5 Fi
pures on che Kiphc. hand, leares 5 Acres and 25625
quare Linkes Over.
AII0, it 25625 Square Lints, do contain any
king aI che Angles, and meaturins itie Sides
The lame may be plorted by direction siven un-
dex che Word Surverins.
CFAIHLSHOT, is Euo BuIIerS, or ractier half
Bullers, wich a Chain berween chem; cheir ule is
ac Sea ro ihoor donn Vards or Masts; eo cur che
GHAPEEE OE ONAETeIS OE an Aore; then ris but Shrouds oc any Rigeins oF a Strip.
mulcipleins by 4. and dividins by 100000, (1. c.
sive cur oH From che Produet) chey will contain
Co many Aeres a5 now they do Ouarters or RoddS.
tor ans numiber of Ouarcers mulciplied by + prO-
duce che, like number ot Incegers, and onty Di-
vilion reduces chem 10 che riphe Denomination:
50 char 25625 mulciplied by 4, eives. 1(02500
etrich divided by 100000, lcaves s Aere, and 2500
Quarrers ot Square Lines over.
This last remainder 2500, (beins the true num-
Ber oF Square L inks mulciplied by 4) il mulciplied
by 40 (ivtrich is = ot 160) ic must as ofren con-
cain 100000 square Lints, 25 che + O(2500, 1.c
625. Concaineth che Square Perches.
Thus, 200000 divided by 160 dives 625, 25
antiverins r0 L Perch: AISO 2500 mulciplied by
40, sives 1C0000, Or L Aere, (alier Divition) Ot
sive Fixures cur Of.
Tom by che Chain eo cale an Anele in elbe Fiold.
sons che Hedge AC, Wrhac number oE Chains vou
pleale, no matrer whecher chey be equal ro che
FOREK OF nOL, 25 43, cmo Chains: Then mea
sure ihe Distance 2, 3. suppole ic be + Chain 6
Linis.
CTTATH- WALLS, in a Ship, are che broad
Timbers crhichare made jurring out of her Sides;
eo irhich erich Chains che Shrouds are Fastned
and by ehem spread our, che berex e0 supporr che
MaILS.
CFATNS, in a Stip, are thole trons ro votict
the Shrouds of the Masts are made Fast LO: FhC
Chain- WNalls aE che Strip S Sides.
CHALASTICK Medicines, are Tuch a5 by cheir
temperare and moderare Fleat, do comtorr and
Arenschen che Parrs ro which chey are applicd.
CHALAZA, che Treadle OF an EBB; everi
EB3 has ervo oF chem, one in che obcule and che
ocher in the acure cral: There is more oF chem iri
the Whire, rea ther Rick closer ro the ZOIK, and
are fastned eo its Membrane. They are lorie.
chire lons Bodies, more concrere chan ine Whire
and Whirer, Knorry, have lome Core of Lighes
25 Hlail, whencechey hare cheir Name; for cact
Chalaza contias, 25 ic vere, of (0 many Hlail
cones separared trom each ortier by chac Whice
one of rhem is bieper chan cheocher, and Furrher
trom the XOIK; is extended romards che obiule
end oF ehie RgB; the ocher is lels, and exrends in
self fcom che Volk, rowards che acure end oF chie
C8B. The greater is made up of evo or chrec
Knors, like (0 many Flail. Rones, Wrhich are mo-
derarely distane trom each orter, the lels in order
1o succeed rhe preacer
Ie is allo a Dileale incidene c0 Swine. Blan-
chard.
CHIAEAZIA, 15 a licle Sivelline in che Fye
lids like a dicte Hait Aone
CHAI.
First, mealure alone the Hledge AB any smal
distance, 25 A2, ruo Chains: AIIO, meature 2