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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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Number oF Planes have been dilcorered ro have
Sceds; and of Animals (Insecs) hare been Found ii
be produced Dnirocally, or in che ordinary vayo
Generarion, whieh betore ivere chouphero be equi
rocally produced.
EKASTD, ihe Fteralds Nord expresins an
thins riolendy rorn oA trom its proper place; aric
eis uled in Contractistinction ro Coupea, Which (18.
nitis a chins clean cur OH.
ERFCF Occlminz- Dials, are those vohose Planes
arc noc directis oppotire eo any ot che a Cardinat
Poines, bur Declines from che Meridian, or Prime
Verrical Circle.
Foxche cravins ol che Pour. Lines on chele Di-
als, there is siren the Laritude of the Place, aHC
he Declination of tbe Plane: For rotina;
FirR, The Feiebs os cho. Siyle above sbe Plane.
Secondly, The Distance os che Substile srom rhe
Meridian.
Ttirdiy, Etic inclination os the Meridians, or
Difference of the Meridians; Wwhich arc aII the RC
quilires necellary ro be knoun betore chie Dial car
be described.
2. Zo find ihe Seyles Heisht above Ebe Plaite,
(a7.
As che Radius is io che Consine oF ihie Plane
Declination:
Soische Co. sine oF che F levation os ihe Pole, re
the Sine olche Styles Heiehit.
2. Eo sind che Substrtes Distance from che Mteri-
dian, laY,
As the Radius is to che Sine or che Planes DC-
elination:
Sois the CO TaHSEnE OF che Flevation of che Pole
Corhe TanseM OF che Substyles Distance.
3. Fo find che Inclination os che Meridians,
CaY,
And ich ihie Hour-Angles ac ihe Pole, End ehie
Four-Arches, by ehis Proporrion.
ASThe Radius is ro the Sine oF the Seylos Feight
50 is the Tangent oF rHe Four-Angle, 10 che
Tansent ol che Lour-Arch.
OF Thele Hour =AnelOS, aHa LADUI- ATCDCS IIaLIC d
Table; 2d ao Merbed  makirB Z Lorizontal.
Dial.
erees, 00 Minures. Larirude, 51 Degrees, 32 Mi-
The Requilires may be found B7 che toresoMS
Cannons, viz.
The Feisht ot ihe Style,
Substyles Distance from the Meridian,
Inelination of Meridians.
Noir, fince che Inclination of Neridians is lelsi
than 60 Degrees, and greater than 45 Degrees,
tis cerrain che substyle muct beberreen B and 9 Of
the Clock.
Disterence 10 15 Dcorces, Whictr ler 25ainst 8
henbr continual addition ot LS Degrées, vou I
have che Numbers against che remainins LIOuS.
CannOn oiren FOF chat purpole, viz. By the con
rinual addirion ot the sine oF che Siyles Heieht; 20
Deorces, 6Minutes co the l’angent ot erery Hours
Distance from ihie Substyle, and chac will gire new
Fansencs ot che Hour-Arobes, as in che tollomins
A5 che Radlias is 18 ilte Co. Tan BenE OC che Bc- Tabie.
clination:
Sois che Sine oF Elevation os the Pole,
Toche Co ransent oF ihc Iuctination os ihe Men
ridians.
These beine sound; Then voich a Line and
elumet, tex Fall a Perpendicular to chetTorizon, and
chac Mal BC the Meridian, Or LTOur- Linc OF 125
Westward, 2
Then, il vour elane decline Z EaAWard,
place ehe Substyles Distance, (trom the Line ot
Riet  Fland ot ihe Meridian.
LL ete
Also havins Found rhe Tnelination os the Meridi-
ans, tind Whac Angle cach FToux makes at the Pole
vichche substele, br Subrracting L5 Deorces FOF
cach FTour thacis beeween the substyle and Meridi-
an, 25 lons as ir can be done trom the Inclination es
che Meridians; aud by addins 13 Deoices Cor che
Orher LTOUTS.
Erample.
A South Erect Dicli Declinine Festmard 45 De
nuTCS.
Ttien che Four-Angles, at ihe Pole are alle Found
Or IADduCMS IS DESTCES HOM M Menmation 
Meridians, (suppoled ro bcsec against F2) the Re-
MLinder Wwill be For ihie FTOuE TT, and from thaB
Ansle against iF, Subrract 15 Degrees, thelle-
Mainder sec against 10; and from thar Remainder
lubacet 13 Scgrees, che Rehidue Per against 9;
and chac because ris lels than 15 DCgrCeS; takethe
TasIr, Find e Four-Arches accordine co che