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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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LOVATOR. Se Gunia
FOVTCRDRAL. Sec osectes
EOTTCDLOS, OE Equus minor, a ConTCII
iion in che Norhen tlemisphere, consictins oE fout
STarS.
EOVTLATERAL Triansle. Sec Triancle.
EOVIT SBRIOMI, in Mechanicks, is Wvhen che
evo ends ot a Ballance hans (0 exactly even and
level, chac neirher can ascend or descend, buc do
boch Kecp in 2 Posicion parallel co ehie Llorizon;
Which is occasiond by cheir beins boch charsed
Wwith an equal WeigHE.
EODTMDLTIELES, are DTumberS Or Ouan-
ciries multiplied by one and che same Number Or
Ouantiey. Sec Propesition NF 13.
FOOTNOL TTAL, (in elC FlearenS) OP P.quator
on che Farrh, is a greac Circle, Wvhole Poles are
che Poles oF The World. IE dirides the Cilobe into
EWO equal ParES; chat is, the Northern and Sou-
ehern Femispheres. Ie passes chrouzh the L ast and
WVest Points ot che FTorizon; and ac rhe Meridian
is raised as much abore the FTorizon, as is the
Complemene ofthe Laritude oF the Place.
Whenerer the Sun cometh eo this Circle, it
maketh equal Dars and Nighes all round the
Olobe, because he then alvays Riles due Fast,
and Sers due West, which ic dorh at no orher rime
OF che Vear; Wvhence ic hath ies NTame. AII STarS
also which arc under chis Circle, or whichhare no
Dectination, do alwazs Rise due East, and Sett
Fuill WV est, eC.
AII Pcople Livins under this Cirele, (wohich in
Geography is called the Linc) have cheir Dars and
Nighes equat: At Noon, che Sun is in cheir Ze.
nich, or directlr over cheir Leads, and casts no
Strado.
From ehis Circle (on the Globes) is che Declina-
tion or Latirude acconnted on the Meridian.
And che Circles rhich run chrough exch De-
gree otp acirude or Declinarion, are called ParallelS
Ot Latieude or Declinarion.
Throuch chis Lquinoctial, al che Four. Circles
are dravon at Rishic aneles co ic, and chrousli che
Poles oF the World, ac crery rsch Degree on che
Celestial 6lobc.
And che Equator on rhe Terrestial Globe, is di-
vided by che Meridians into 36 Cqual ParIS.
The PTacural Day is meatured by che Reroluri-
on oF the Equacor, and is ended vlen che lame
Poine oF che Equator comes again ro che lame Me-
ridian; ertrich is in 24 LTOuIS.
WVhereTOre since the EquatOK (25 aII oreat Cir-
eles arc) is dirided inro 360 Legrees, Cact FTOUr
must Be = = OF chaE DTumBer, Or F3 DCgrCeS, ancl
Suppose von vould rendils tenon hou mans
Flours, Minures and Seconds, (9c. There are
in 19 Degrces, 13 Minures, 7 Seconds ot rt
EquatOI.
Against 15 Degrees in cher
test Table, you find - 5
ABainst + DegreeS
Allo axainst 10 Minures rou2
vill find
And against 3 Minates -
0
Then axainsts Secondsrour 0
will finc
And apainst 2 Scconds you2
hare
0
Deoree dl che Equacor will concain + Minutes OF) Add all ux togexher, and ir7 EI. 1. .
an FTour, and 15 Minures oF a Desrec, Will make
2Minure ot an LTour, or 60 Scconds, aud conse-
quently 4 Seconds anliver ro r Minure OF a DC-
Pree.
Flence che Followins Fables are made For con-
verrins Deorees and Minures, (9c. Ot chE Equi
noctial inco Time, and vice versa.
Mates
F 16 52 28
Second
WrHose D se is this:
l. 1.
11. 11
0 0 20