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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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wrhich is set over her Flead, wirh a Miver in Which
is brouxhe the Buoy Rope herewich co weieh che
Anchor. And s Is ade Ladt l  C atB 
che BOaIS BOW.
DAZ, is cicter Naturat or Arcificiat, che Tor-
mer is decermine d by rhe Norion of the Sun eound
che Parrh in 24 FIOurs. The Arrificial Day is the
Pime becwixe che Suns Ritins and Setrins; 10
wrhich is opposed Nixhe, whichis che rime char che
Sun is under tHe FIOrizOn.
The Nacurat Da) lS alto caleu Civit because
is by divers Narions, reckoned divers Ways; the
Babylonians bexan to acconne cheir Day trom che
Sun-risins; che Fers and Athenians trom Sun-ser.
cing, ihom che Tralians Follon eo chis Day, Bexin.
nins cheir Arst LTour ac Sun. ser. The Acprians
bexan ac Midnishe as we accoune our AAronomi
Cal Day, buc che umbri began ac Noon.
The Nacural Day besihmins ac Noon or Mic
nighe is almays equal; bur chac whichis accounced
trom Sunritine or serrins is unequal; and che
artiticial Day is every where unequal, bur jus un-
der the Equinoctial-Line.
DEAD-MENS EXES, in 2 Shix, arc a kinc
ot Blocls havins many holes in chem burno sivers
and chroueh chem che Lanniers 80, Which make
Fast che Mrowds belon 1o cheChains. Somerimes
buc rarely, che main stays of a Shipare sec rauxh
by Dead Mens-Fres, and Lanniers. The Cromseet
alvars dorceve chrouoh Dead Mens-Fyes.
DEAD RECROMII, ac Sea, is thac Estima
eion, Judemene or Conjecture which che Scamen
make ot che Place where a Ship is, by keepine ar
AccouncoFher Way byche Log; by knomins che
Course cher have Acered by che C ompals, and by
rectityins all wich allovance For Drist, Lec, Wa
ecc. accordins e0 che Shrips Prim. S0 chac chis
Reckonins is withouc any Obserrarion ot che Sun
ceedins trom sivoonins. L’aincins. Flunger, Dis
eale, or orherise. Blanchard.
, 152 Wric Which hiech where a Mar
oweth Moner uxon Obligarion, or other Bargain
for any chine sold uneo him.
Pale, _c. is born uxon any Beast, in an Elcurcheon
tor ihen ab ias  is Debruised of ebe
Pale.
harins ten sides and Aneles, and it they are all e
qual ro one anocher ris chen called a Regular De.
cason, and ic may beinleribed in a Cirele.
dt. dd ttd
Noon and Scarrs, and is ro be Rectityed as otren son cur ino Cxiream and mean Proporrion in e
a5 any 800d Observation can be had.
DEAD-RISINO, a Ferm in a Shrip FOr thae
pare oF her wtrich lies ate berween ihe Keel and
hex Floor Timbers, and nexe adjoynine co che
ScernPost, under che Bread Room in aMan oF War.
DEAD. WATER, is che Eddy Warer just BC.
hind the Scern oF a Ship, and if a Ship hach 3
Prear Eddy follons her Scern, chey Cay se make
much Dead mater; chis is so called because ic dorh
noc pals avas (0 lvitrly as che Warer runnins by
her Sides dorh.
DE BENE ESSF, a Termin Common L aWv, 25
evhen che Detendanes Depolcion or Bail is ontz
allowed for che present, bur atrer more tull Pxa-
minarion, is cirher eo Rand er FaII.
DEDENTDR, Was a kind oF vricins ArK si-
ven in the lare cimes of Dsurpation ro che Souldier.
10 lecure che Paymencot his Arrears; ris uled al-
(0 in che Exchequer, and in ohe Kines FToule De-
Ence ab, is also lo divided by che lupposirion, che
wotrole Line d a. b d:: a5 the wvhole Line aB, 
bentures are siren ulually ro che Serranrs, For che bur in che lame Proporrion is b d eobe; where
Paymentot cheir Wages, Board-Wapes, and thelike. fore b a must be equal co b c, and che Pover ot
The Word is mencioned in che Aet ot Oblirion one ro che Porver ofche orter
12 Car. 2. 6. 2. And Cince chelare Revolurion hach
DECAMP, When an Army raises ies Camp anc
land oux ot wit ee solaters Duues are ap. depares trom rhe Place where ir lay betore, chex
by himsest ane Als Anceltors betore him, 25 For a (antalton.
tilt. Conmion ot Lalcure, 6. Cach Dota Debet 1
and solet mult Be uled in ihie Wci dE Rbu.
iotitit LA.l.di Dee Laledo Dtti Lo.
There is alto a small Davit in Mhe ShipS BOAE) DEBILNEY, is a ventnets ot che Body pro.
DEBRDISED, a Term et Lsctatu) Wtien
DECAGON, is 2 PaMM LIBMIC M Geomerri
Propolicion.
Yhe side os a Regular Decasonis in Pover ana
Lenech equal to the creat est Segment 6) an eXa
son, cut accordins eo extream and mean Proportion.
00a 10
Let che Line d b che Radius or side ol al LCLa
P. II C. 2. Euelid.) De applied co cheCircle in ch.
Poine b, and chen produced rill b a, be che side ot
a cobbucon, et ac Chord ot 36
las ba, is equal ro b c, an lC 10b-= b0.
Orab eabi abl dc.
Demonstration.
The Ansle bca = 36, ana cMequeM IHC C.
qual Ms eb a and a cach = 72, Wheretore dbc
mantde . Ano eC dd--D, CC Anples a
and dcb, must be exact = 36, and cheretore che
wrhole Anole acd = 72, Ox che AnB lC OF A PenTABOn
Whereforem L2a bc and a dc are Similar, and
Conlequenty a d. a b.. a b. 4V, LHal 1oq a d, a0:
db. b a: Wheretore che whole Line da, is cur inco
exeream and mean Proporton. Ana letetore
A Forrisicarion allo consistine of s0 Bactions is
been uled in many ACts oF Partiament, especially Comerimes called a Decagon.
in char which relates eo che Forteired Fstares in Tre-
Poinced. lobe latistied. IF WV. 3.
d) lC15 Decampea.
DEBET and Solet, is a WHILOT LISM WIIenI
Lus cddebant a su. L0 coPolt en
hach chose Words in  asteat tetas  oehl Cicat Lae IO MOM, ASIHC CHMIIS
omirred: ds it a PTan (ue For any chino char is now (peak, ThaE (OIE MIAY DL NILHOBE anV MaETer Oc de-
tirst oF all denyed, al Woeu  enseseace ald chis Action the Chymists call 2 DC.