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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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Lire, ecc. Concammu che Body ot uc trom che Spire) Canctrom che sun, cirher betore or atrer tims he
roche Base, Or trom rhe ANraBal DC ihc B alC 10
he Capiral.
GOLONNK Cordis, are che Mulcles and. Ten
dons by which che Heare is concracted and dila.
red.
COLDRES, Ne rvo prear Circles imaxinet
20 pals chroueh the Poles oF the WorId, one o
ehem chroust che Equinoctial Poinrs Aries and
Libra, and che orher chrough the Solstirial Poines
Cancer and Capricorn, chele are called, the P. qui-
noctial and Solstiriat Colures. And chele divide
the Eclipcick inco Tour equal ParES OF DuarrerS
erhich are denominated accordinels: And che
Poincs where chele pass chrouet are called che
four Cardinal Points.
COLPDS, ihe lame with sinus.
COLDMELLA, che lame vich Cion
COLONMA Nasi, is ehC RCsy. PATE OE chC
Nose, promminene in che middle near che uxper L. iP
COLOMMa Oris, chelame wich Cion
COLEMVI, in Arenirecture, caken in chie lar.
Best Sense, is a Porr ot Pillar ot a round Form, whict
Terres to suppore or adorn a Buildins, consictins ot
aBalC, 2 Shatr, or Shiank, (Wrtrich is proxertys che
Column) and a Chapiter. Columns are difterent ac
cording co che leveral Orders et Archirecture.
The Fascan beine che Morrest and most simple
is seven Models lons, comprehendins irs Bale and
Capical, and diministed a Touriti parc ot i1s Dia.
merer
The Dorick OuxHe 10 be seven and a hale, c
ciphe Diamecers lons; and irs Bale and Chapire
are Comeirhat more beaurity d wich Mouldines.
The Tonicke Column is nine Diamerers long, an
hach ies Chapiters set oH wich Volutas, or curtd
Scrolls, difterine in thar respect trom orhers a
ell as in irs Bale, which is peculiar thereto.
The Corinthian is che Richest oE all, havine rve
rous oF L Caves For the Oenament oF its Chapiret
wich Scalks or Srems, From wotience Moor Forrh
Imail Volura s. Les lenech is ren Diameters.
The Composit Column is likewise ten Diameters
Tong, and its Chapicer is made like chac oF chc
Corinchian, wich che Angulat Volutas oF 1hC 10
nick.
COMA Somnolencum, is a deep Sleep, lelS chat
a Lirtarey, Wwichour a Fever, Wherein che Pariene
beine avakened, ansivers 10 any quection pro
pounded eo him, bur falls into a protound Sleet
gain, vich his Mourh open and his under Tav
falien, litcer eo one dead than alive. Blanchard
COMA Visil. Wakine Drowinels, is a Dilease
Wrherein ehie Patienes are continually inclined rc
Slcep, bur scarce can Rcep, beine afrected virh
preac Drontinels in che Head, a Scuxidiey in aIl
ihe Senles and Laculcies, and mans cimes wicha
Delirium 10O.
COMB; in a Ship, is a small piece ot Fimbe
set under che lover parr of the Beak-head near ctic
midase; it hachene Los inic, and suxplies roche
Fore-Facks Whac che Chels. Frees do corhe maim
ones, thac is, to bring the TackS aboard.
COMBATANT; che FleraIds Word FOF rvO
Lions born in a Conc ot Aems in a Fighrine PO.
Oiter.
is Caid ihen eo De Combust, or in Combustion.
COMEIS, are what are commonie called BIa
Zine-Stars. The Ancients, especially aristocte anc
his Follorvers, suppoled chem ro be Méceors oe
Exhalacions, sec on Pire in the highest Region ot
the Air: The Modern astronomers have founce
ehem eo beabore che Orbic ot che Moon, bur ver
to descend. (0 lo as to move in che Rexions ot
the Planers; ic is noc improbable bue chac cher
may be a Corr oF very Lccentricat Planets, and
move Periodically abour che Sun.
MIP. Auzout a French Ceneleman was che RxH,
thac I ean find, wrtio pretended ro predict whar
vould be che fucure Mocion of a Comet; Wtrich he
did for onc chac appeared Zan. 1667, and senr
Copies ot them. co ihe Secrecary oF the Roya
Sociery, Fan. 2. 7664,. Nem Stile. Ilc 2150 did
the lame, for a second Comet, wwhich appeared
the Tear tollowins
Fevelius in his Prodromus Comericus Caict, he is
almost positive no accoune can be given of chie
Phaenomena OE Comets, wichour suppolins ihe Am-
nual Morion ot che Larrho
Meaturins ehe Comet in che Pear 1667, hetound
ic co be distane trom the L’arth above 5000 Semi-
Diamerers of the lame; and that ies erue Diame
ter was chen 2560 Corman Miles, Which is 3 times
25 lons as che Diamerer ot che Farch.
Ele suppoles all ot them co move round che
Sun as their Cenere, and ro be a Kind of Spurious
Plariers.
Their Frain or Coma he rakes ro be oceationed
by che Beams oF the sun falline on che Head of
che Comet, and paltins chrouxh che lame refected
and retracted
AEervaras in 1668 he publised his Cometoera-
phia, wherein he suppoles, char the Prajectory ot
a Comet is nearly Rectilinear, or charchey alivays
move in a Areiphe Linc.
Xet he luxeoles also a Mocion impressed, and an
Inclinarion oF che Comets Disk ro the Sun; 25 2
Caules wrhy Comets may Comerimes deviare trom
a Areiphe Course, especially about ehe bexinnins
and end ot cheir Appearance.
Ee obserres, thar chis Line is Comertiine near
thac oF a Parabola Comerimes, bur never is rhe Ack
ot any Cirele. Also chac chere is in Comets a Lis-
vratory Morion, like char in che Moon.
The Camous MII. V. Nemton in his excellene
Principia Philo. Machem. hach a larse Discourse
OE Comets, D. 473, (9c. Where he proves
P. Thac chey are above che Moon and in cho
Region ot che Planets, becaule chey have no Di
urnal Parallax, buc an Annualone: For chole C0.
mets which move forward accordins ro the Order
oF che Signs, arc aIl ac cheir exir or disappea.
rance Rover in cheir Mocion chan chey vere be-
Fore, or (Rerrograde,) it the Farrh be berween
ehem and che sun; bur chey move switrer chan
ordinary when chey bexin co disappear, il che
Farch be in opposicion eo rhie Sun. Aud on chie
contrary, it chey move concrary co che luccection
oF che Siens, and have che Farch bermcen chem
and che Sun, chen chey move svitrer chan ordina
rily ac cheir exir; buc it the Farch be in oppoli
cion, cher move porver and recroprade comards
ot chiines maybe varied, or rantet) ie and onc, cheir goins oH. This chieAy depends on rhe HIO.
rion ot che Farrh, a5 ic is in che Planers; Wh0 2C.
cordins 25 che Carchy Morion aerees wich, or 1s
planet 1o noc aboie Dehices aed 30 Minsites dts cocrats 10 Hheiis; arpcat lometimeo sercopon
dure, Rampa, ale  Laces cowaras eact
COMBINATIONI, is ChC AET Ot Andine AOV
many disterene ways, 2 cerran siben Number
ene and cuo, chrec and chrec, (3C.
COMBOST, a Ferm in Actronomy, When 2