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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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And che Velocier oFche Body B will be
Body BBC C, and taL OF the CubsCGUenE A BC C; 
Wheretore che relatire Velociry oF thele rvo Bodies
willbe C-c, and che sum of their morions the
same ay AC --B c: L et x denore che Velociry
os che subsequent Body A alter the Concourse and
Shock; then because the relatire Velocity os B0-
dies betore and alter rhe Strock continues che lame
che Velocier oF rhe Body B wilt BC expressed by
For the relatire Velocier ot Bodies is equal cotha
by Whichche Velocier oFthe Swilter excceds chas
of the Slorver; and cheretore chac, excess must be
expressed by C- c. Wheretore, lince the Velocit
oFthe sublequent Body A =x, iis morion coward
D must bC Ax: And since the Velocier oFthe pre
cedine Body B =- x -] C-- c. ies morion al(0 to
vards D must be expressed chus, Bx -] BC
BC; and rhe Sum oE chele cvo morions will B
equal ro rhe sum ofche former morions: Thar
in Species, A x =] B ∞ )  B C -- BC = A
BC, Andby Fransposirion, A x ] B X == 2 BC
A C. And chen by Dirision, x
2Bc = BC  AC
=Velocier oF che Body A.
And 50 also che Velocur or he Body B is = x -
AC = BC- 2B0
A C - - BC - ]- 2Bc- - AC-)- BC- AC- BC
IFBC BC greater than A C - F 2BC, chen x 0.
A C - B C -)= 2 B.
A. J B
Will BC 2 Negative Ouan.
tiy; and consequenttr che Velociry OF che BOd
A Wwill hare 2 contrary Direction, and us morior
toards D willbe Negacire.
I5 ehic Body B bC aF rest; ThaFIS, IF c = 0, ther
the Velocitr oF che Body A atrer the Shock wis
bc-
AC B
A J B Formaras or backmards, 2c.
cordins 2s che Sien - I - or = prerails.
IF che Bodies A and B ich che Velocities C
and c mores concrarr rays, and consequentis meet
one anocher directly; cheir morion che Tame
vas will be expressed by AC -- Bc, and che
relatire Velocier oF che Bodies will De C-1 -0.
Let then x Rand For the required Velociry ot
che Body A afcer che ShoCk; ies morion chac ar
erhich it vene betore che Shock, ill be expresed
by A X, and che Velociry oF etie Body B wilt BC
x =) C -  C, (For che relarire Velocier ot Bodies
is noc alcered by the Shock) and chen che miorion
in the Body, B corrards D will be B x -] BC -1
BC, Wheretore che Sum oF che morions che same
vas will DC A x =1 - B x -] BC, I BC, Wtich (b7
his Ta Fheorem abOuE the L arVS OF MIOriOn) wil
bc = AC = BC, CO Chat A x ] B X
B C = 2BC. And x = 1
BC = 2 BC
lt ddre 1
C F c:
C - BC- 2B0 F AC L Ac. F BC + B0-
2 AC -F A0 - BC
YEB C - - 2 BC BC BrCateF than A C, che mo-
tion oCcheBody A willbe backrards or a contrary
max: In wohich cale, x or  C = BC 2B.
Will be a Negatire Ouantity.
Wrharerer be che Physical cause oF Flasticity,
MIF. Newton PFOP. 23. B00k 2. OF his admirable
Princip. demonstrares, thac Parricles which mu-
eually avoid or Ry from onc anocher by such
Forces as are reciprocally proportional co the di-
Ces ot their Centers, will compose an Fila-
a Rtick Fluid, wtose Densiey Mall be proporrional
a 10 ies Comprestion.
e
And Vicc Versa,  YF any Fluid be compoled oF
Parricles, chac Ayins or aroiding onc ano-
ac pher, and hach ies Densey proporrional 10 iis
u Compression, then the Centritugal Forces ot
a those Parricles wwill be reciprocally, a5 the Di-
stances oF their C enTeKS.
ETATERISTS. NIT. BoyIS NVord are Tuch a5
hold che Doctrine ot Elaterium, ex Spring and
Weiphe oF the Air, which he desends against
Linu.
FLATERIOM, is che Juice oF wild Cucumbers
made up in a chick and hard consistence: AIO, 2c.
cordins 10 some, any Medicine char Purges ihe
BellY.
FLECTTCA. Sec Attrahentia.
ELECTION de Clerk, is a Wric chac lieth For
che Coice oF a Clerte adsioned 10 cakre and make
Bonds called Starute-Merchant, and is granted our
OF cheChanoery, uxon susgection made, thac che
Clerk Formerly altiened is sone ro divell in another
Place, or hach hindrance ro lec him trom follovins
thar Bulinels, ex hachnor Land Cufficientro an liver
his Franserestion, it he Mould deal amils.
EIEOTRTOIEY, is the Oualiey chac Amber.
Pecr, Scalins-ax, 690. have oF arractins all kinds
et verr listur Bodies to chem when the atcractins
Bodris rubbed or chafed. And chis is most proba-
bly che effect ot 2 Material F Puvium (a5 ehe N~
ble MIr. Boylo expresses ic in his Nores on this Oua-
licy) istuins trom and recurnins co che Electricat
Body, and aisted also in lome cales by the RX-
ternal Air. For rhe Solution ot chis Phaenomenon,
there are severat Hypocheles, and all Mecha-
nical.
L. Cabaus suppotes cnat accttat sieams lo issne
out oF ehe Flectrick Body, when agicared bY AF.
exirion; and thac chese do disculs and repel che
Ambiene Air, wrhich alcex it harh been driven oA a
From ihe Resistance ertich ic sinds in the remolet
Air, to wtich chese Electrick Sreams asa NOL LCaCH.
And rhac chese Sceams Mrinting quickly back 2.
sain to the Arrractins Body, do in cheir Rerven,
actract or brins alOnS WCH TheM SUCh HGHCAHC
vHILH MIF. Borie add5, hat ie Grariey ol elle
TrCuIHIDEnE Armoiphere, lurmounrins the Specifick
Graries ot che licele rarited Armosphere oF che
Electricti Bod7, max prebabiy facilicare che Yen.
dener
lierle vay, makces as ic evere a licele Whirle wind
24C= 40 b
AaI Bodies as Thet eet WH I Ces Was, 10