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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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DlE OE Duirinus, BuT it WvenE nOE rietie: abouE 30 Greets, ihe lonick and Dorick Way ot sestine
vears atrerrhis, M. Valerius Messola, (layS Varro,) and Wriring was difserene Fromthe Athenian wtrict
beine Consul, Brouxhr our oL Scicily from the rakins cheretore are called che Dialects ot ihe Creck L an-
ot Catana, anocher Dial wrhich he set up on a Pillar
neat the Rostrum, buc for want ot us beins made
Buase, and (0 ic is in all Couneries.
BLALECZICAL Argumenes in Logick, are
forthac particular Lacirude ic conld nor e0 crue; Tuch as are barely Probable, buc do noc convince
nevercheless ther made ule ot ic Eleren Lears, or determine che Mind ro ciher sid c ot che Ovesti
and chen Marrius Philippius who was Censor wich on, choueh some will have Dialecticks 1o be che
L. Paulus, Tet ux anocher thar as more exact. The lame as che ArE Os erue Reatonine in Genera
Grecks also evere a lone time withour clocks and
Sun-Dials; Tome Arrribure che Invenrion ot Sun-
Dials Eo Anaximenes Milesius, and lome i0 Thales.
and cobe as comprehensire as Oniverlal Logieti.
DTALEIMMA, che lame wrich Aprrexia
DIALLTNC-GLOBE, is an Instrumene made
There are many kinds oE Dials mentioned by Vi- OF Brass OrWVood, With a Plane sirted r0 he Hori
truvius, 25, one Invenced By Berosus che Chaldean:; Zon; an Indez, parricularly contrired to draua
uhich vas on a Rectinins Plane Parallel almost 10torrs oF Dials, and ro sire a elear Demonstrarion ot
the Eguinoctial; on chis as an hals Circle; and chaE Art.
then cwas called Flemicyelus.
DIALLINO SPHERE, is an Instrumene made
Aristarchussamius found out chessemisphere Dial, oF Brass, wich several Semicireles Aiding over one
and chere vere some Spherical Ones, irh aanortier, on a morins Ftorizon, 10 Demonstrare
Nccale For a Onomon. The Discus oF sristarchus che Nacure ot the Doctrine oF Spherical Trian-
Was an Forizontal Dial, Wwith is Limib railed up eles, and ro pire etie erue idea ot drawine of Di-
aIl round eo prevene ihe shrado trom exrendins als on all manner ot Planes. Sec more in Dial.
it selErvo Far OH.
DIAMETEK; is a Line chac passes rhrough the
DIAL Plains, are plain Superticies, uxon wtich) midele ot any Figure trom OnC COrneE 102
ehe FTour.Lines are drann in any Lacirude, and nocher, and chis Mould rarter be called ihe Dia-
may be distinguised into Parallel; Perpendicular,
and Oblique accordins ro cheir Potrion wich re-
Conal.
DIAMEPER O a Circle, is a Cine iohich palles
spect co che Porizon oEche Place nhere they are chrouen che Cenere ot a Circle, and is rermina-
Made.
Parallet Plains; Or Dials, are such 2s lie Levet
wich che Forizon, and on chac accoune rermed H0.
rizontal Dials.
Perpendicular Plains, are luck as Rand exect 10
the Forizon, and Cuch are aIl chose chat are set a
cainst an uprishe WaiI, or Building, Which are ol
Evo lOrtS, viz. cither Direct, Or Declinine; anc
chele are osten calsed Murat Dials.
Firect Direct, South, West, Norch, Last Plains, are
those Walls or Plains ustrich tace any onc ot che
Four Cardinal Points of the Forizon, and che Dials
made uxon such à Plain are called Frect, Direct
South, W’est, Dorth, F ast Dials.
Frect S Souch,
Norch, EPlains declinins East or Nese
are those Plains wtich lie open ro any tvo of che
Cardinal Points. As1o he S Souch
 Norch
Or 1o che S Sourt2 and West.
Norch,
Sand Fast
Oblique Plains, Rectinine Trom he Zenith, Or In-
clinine cothe FTorizon, are al(o oF tvo POrIS, viz
cicher vircet Reclinins, Or Declinins and Reclinins.
red at each end by rhe Circumterence dividins ihc
Circle into rvo equal ParES.
DIAMETER OE 2 Conicle Section, is a Riptu
Line drann chrough che midale ot che Fieure, and
bissectins all che Ordinates, and it ic bislect chem
at Riphr Ansles ris called che Axis of the sectioni
and otren the AX.
DIAMETER Conjusate, in he Ellipsis is che MOrI
est Axis, Or Diameter.
DTAMETFR Conjueate, in the Fyperbolaq is 2
Line drawn Parallelco che Ordinates, and chrouxt
che Centre or midase Poine ot che Pranlverse AX
is, and is alvays a midale Proporrional berween
the Latus Rectum, and che Lacus Fransversum.
DIAMETRICALLY opposite, is when O
chines are oppoled io one anorher rixtr acrols, Or
directls contrary, as one end oE 2 Diameter is 10
Direct South, W est; North, OE F. ast Recliners are thole qua Forris, lec the Clals in Sand aud Lraporate
Reclinins Plains wtich lyc openroany one ot the abouchale che Moilture, alter wrhich add io che
Cardinat Points oF cheFtoriZon.
Rectinine S Souch
West, are chole Plains wtrich Facc any co, ot che (ey Top ot che Liquor.
Cardinat Points.
the SSouth
South
E Norch, 5 and Last, Or 1C
ENoret  ane West.
anocher.
ANAS Trec, Dissolve an Calce e siver in
Omlesot Spirir ot Wicie, enen poutene Vio.
lurion into a MatrasS WWhich betore rou had pur
18 Or 20 Caces ot Water, ala CHD OONCES OL
u siver. Lhe Citals mute be tlled up lo lc
Neck; anu a nust lic Mo a Louna ot seraw
in lome cod Llace For 40 Dass togcluer, durins
xhich cime che Tree will begiri eo spread Forch iis
Branches, and will have licele Balls ac che Pnd
wrhich Wu sepretene Frusc.
Ahocher like a Firr Prec may be thusmade: DI-
Colve an Cunce Dt Coppel Silver in 3 Ounces of A
Remaihcer 3 Ounces ot soba Mea rinesal.
lec ic be a licrle Hloc and keep ic Scirring. Ther
Monch, and chen cull Ll se up tothe re
Polecorerrhe silver apain in bochrheletxperi-
mencs. In che Former cake che whole Maccer and
Make itcoporher, and then Boil iE FOr abOuL Z an
cdur in an Farrhen Vessel, then lex it Cool eillies
just nomiore rhan L.ukewarm, asset pous apon i BeM.
DALECT, is che Peculiar manner ol Larom
Ly a CaE ot Wacer in Which pou had besore
Spellins and Pronunciarion ol any Lansuase in dissolved 2 Dunces oF Salc, a Whire Precipirare will
nvirceales. Cheo ol dce Aatieni tus grore he ssal aonas vonica oaitec aea deg. Eal a no
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