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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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any ofthem is at che greatest, the chrec others allo
will be grearest; and when any onc lels, the rest
diminist in che same Ratio. Wheretore thC HII
nual Rquarion os the Center (oF che Sun) beins B
ren, che other chree correspondins siquattons Wle
siven; (0 chac one Table (1. c. OL IC CCn at 
quarion) may serre For aII.
FOVATIONOs Time, Or OF Nacurat DaYS, II
Altronomy, 25 che Noble Tycho hach asserred, anct
Our Famous Mr. Sereet demonstrared, is rhie dine
rence betreen che Suns true LonIcu, aiu A
ri xhE AScenSiOn.
Ponsitnde in FHC LCHPECK, and  THC ARC AFCI
projected into the Equator. Let  b bc chekarch.
COr Sun 5) righe Ascention in irs true place; 5B
Diamerer ot the Equinoctial, and Meridian o
the Parrtis apparent Diurnal Rerolution; a b
che Semidiamerer ot the eruc Meridian and Equi.
noctial suppoled in the Flearens; and s his suppo.
Ted ro De parallel ro a b, tho ther appear here bu
25 one Line. Lecod be dravn parallel t0a f, an
bc also a Diameter of the Equinoctial and Ner
dian oF the mean or equal Rerolution. Ic it
then be plain, chac ce g, ivhichis che Angle oF ch.
Larchs Libration, must be equal to baf, che dite
rence oF Lonsicude and righe ACcention; and cor
sequently, must be che erue Lquarion ot Time, 0
che ditterence berween che equal and apparent
Time.
rural DayS.
anlivers tothat part ot che Suns (OF L arthS Annua
Morion asis pertormed in thac Time. FOr, Wher
Cat Palt et eC CGnocul, wohich (Wich che Sun,
was ac the Meridian resterdar at Noon, is come
chicet LSam to Day: IlIs noc vec Noon, (becaule
che. Suu Is noc no al the Place where resterdaz
This Additamene (abOre the 24 F. quinoctiat
First, Becaule che Sun, by reason ot its Apocae
Tear, disparch in one Day an equal Arch oF chc
Wwhichis abour the midele ot December; and leser
near the Apocaeum, wtich is about che middle ot
Fune; as Wvill appear lafficieney by the Tables ot
2dly, Tho che Sun ould in che Ecliprick move
co egnal Arches oF ille Equinoctial, by which vve
are Wo ettimare Time; Decause lome pares oF it, a
the lno Solsticial Poines, lic nearer t0 a Parallet
Policton co the Equinoctial than ochers; a5 chese
abour chervo Equinoctial Poinrs, Wrhere the Eclip-
riek and Equinoctiat do incerlect: Whereuxon an
Arch oF the Fclipricke near the SolsticiaL POInES, an.
sIVerS tO a Greater ArCh oF the E quinoctial, char
an Arch equal cherero near che Equinoctial POInES;
as doth susticientir appear by the Tables oF che
Suns righe Alcention.
F rou imagine anocher Sun co more in the
Fleavens in an equat emor, hoc in che Ecliprick.
bur in che Equinoctial, che difterence bermeentheir
COIIMA IO LHC MCTTCLAIT eVCL) DaY (OF EO any One
and che lame FTour-cirele) will be che Equation o
The Natural Dar is mealured not only by one
intire conversion oF the Equinoctial OX 24 F. quino-
ciat Flours, Cwhich is indeed taken 10 be pertor-
med in equal Pimes) bur increases by (0 much, 2
he as, bur is sone Forward abour one Degree
MOTC Ox le (5) bur ve must ay rill thac PlacC,
Fore ic benon NoOn.
upon a cetore accbune unequal.
where che sun non is, comes ro the Meridian, be-
FTOurS, Ox intire convertion OF the Lquinoctial) is
um and Perisaeum, dorh noc ac all cimes oE che
Ecliprick; buc greater Arches near che Pericaum
cle Suns’Annual Morion.
alvars ac che lame rare, vet equal Arches oF che
Ecliprick do not in aIl parts oF the Zodiack ansiver
Time. And because the true Sun and thar Poin
OF the Lquaror where ls righe alcention ends
come altrazs to the Mendian cogether, the lqua-
tion of Time may be detined ro be chat space ot
Fime which is passed ovex while an APK OF che
liquaror comprehended belleen the extream
Foine ot the erue suns Alcion and the place ot
the scipned Sun, passes over the Meridian: AnC
Tet the Center ofche Sun be suped at A, ar
OF the FartH aE e. L er  e represent the Parrt.
Or. Wallis chus accoums For cheinequalies ot na
ifchis Ark be curned inco Time, ic sires therrue
Equation es Time. Dr. Cotes. Astron.
M. Flamsteed