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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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F
avhere he lpeaks ot the Varices; Vet Rhases diticis . L. I Elle Sun or Scarbe in che, Zenich, the De-
From him, and Fraly Abbas Follows che Grecks, Who
Cay, Thac an Elephas is a Disease which COrrUPES
all che Members ot che Body, and is as it vere che Declinarion be Norrheriy, che Lacirude is
an 2niversal Cancer. BuE neithex IS he COnSiCteHE
wich himselE when he WVrices, ThacVlcers in the
Legs and Fcet are called Flephes; and thac Fle-
phancicus Morbusis an Aposthume proccedins trom
clanchol in the Lees and Feer; and the sIgn
OE it is, Thac che Mape OF che FoOcis litre tMe
sisure ot an Flephant. AII the rest creat separarely
Ot a Leprosio and an Flepiantia, and makre che lat-
Ter to bC a Svellino ot The Feet, proceeding froma
Aelancholy and Pituirous Blood, and che crooked
Gvelling ot che Veins, Whereby che Feet resemble
eheFeCF OF an Plephane in Mrape and chicknels: Anc
this Tore of Pumour is otten seen in Beggeis Who
Wandermuch. Blanchard.
FLEPLTANTIASIS Grecorum, Which che Ara
bians calI a L eprotie; it is called allo Flephas, Fle
phentiasis, and C.lephantia, rom an Flephane, as some
chinte, because ic makres People bis like an Ele-
phanc, wrhich is a Foolim nocarion of che Word; For
ihe Bodr is no bisser, tho ine Dilease bc. Others
hinte tis (0 called, because che Distemper lyine
in che Less, makes chem siH and equat, like at
Flephane; or because ris a srong vehement Dis.
ease, like an Elephanc, wich (nck like ScuH. 64
len, in his TATh CHapFeE OF FUMOUES, CayS, ChaL
This Diseale is called Saruriasmus Wvhen ic sest
Begins, because it makes the Face likre thac oF:
Satyr: Forthe Lips are chick, che Nose sivellS
the FarS decars, the Taws are red, the Fore
head is set wich Tumours, litre (o many FTOrns.
Tho ochees chinke it is called saturiasmus, because
The Perlons ADicted are much inclined co Leachery
aE ehie Deginmin, aS SAEYES are. Celsus describes
iE chuS, The Whole Body (Pays he) is (0 affected
thac the veey Bones mar be laid ro becorrupted
The upper Parrs oFche Body are FuIl OF SpOr
and Tuinours, che Redness whereot is gradually
turned into Black; the cop oF the Stin is un
equally chick, ehin, hard, (otE, rouxh, 25 il it
had Scales on it; the Body decays, the Bone
Calres ofthe Legs, and Feet Bvell: Wrhen che
Disease is old and invererare, the Toes and Fin-
cers are hid in the Svellino, and a small Fere
arises which casily consumes à Man loaden wirhi
(0 manz Intirmicies. Blanchara.
ELEVATION OF a Nortar. piece or Gun ische
Angle Which che Chase ofthe Piece or ihe Axis ot
che Florary Cxlinder makes wich ce Plane ot che
FTOriZOn.
FTEVATION O che Pole, is ihe FeiehE or
number of Dcgrces chacthe Pole in any Lacicude
is raised or appears abore the FIOrizOn.
FLEVATION OF che Pole in Dyallins, is che
Angle which che Scyle mates wich subststar
Line.
T0 sind the Elerarion or Fleiehe os ehe Pole, havins
Siven the said Declination and Meridian Altitude
or Zenith distance os the Sun or Star.
Noce, P. HF che Sun or Star have no Declinarion,
the Zenich distance is the Larieude ox FTeighr 0
chepole; and it che sun or Scar comero che Me.
ridian due Norrh, the Laritude is Sourtery, il ic
corie 10 che Meridian Souch, che Lacirude is
Norcherty.
Norcherts.
Wards wtuchrhe Declinarich lo.
Clinarion is the Larirude, and if che Declinarion
be Soucherir, che Lacicude is Southerly; bur il
Rule +
IF the Declination be Norch or Souti, and che
Merielian Alticude Be che same Way, tharche De
clination is, the difference bereen che Declinarion
and Zenieh antance is che Fleighe oF the Polero-
Oeclination PTOrth 23, 30 FR
Zenich distance
8, 30 ZR
Laritude NTorch. 15, 00 PZ.
But is che Declination be lesschanche Zenich
distance, chen che comrary Pole co he Declinarion
S elerated.
Zeriit Distance
Declination Sourt
Patitude Souch
480, 301Z. K
20, 00F R
28, 30FZ
xam
Tenith distance NOrrH 50
Declination Norch
00
15, 30
35,00
Rule2
Lacirude sourh