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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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On che inside it is of a duskith Coloux (in MLan)
but biaeker on the ourside: Bur Where it males
the Tris, it is of divers Colours relemblins the kain-
bor, from vohence ic borrorrs its Name: Zec in
some ic is more Blue, in ochers Black, in ochers
Orcj.
This Funicle is persorarec Belore a5 Wvide a5 ch
Pupilla (Or Sight oFche CyC) eo permir rhe lay5O
vilibie Species 10 pals inro rhe Crrstalline Lu
tCUE.
Hext unro which Crystalline Fumourlies che
Lieamentum cilinre. the secord pare ot che dupli-
cared Dvea. This contists oE Render Filaments, Or
Fibres, (likcethe Flairs oF che Fyelids) runnins lilie
(0 many Black Lives rumming from the circumte
rence ot rheD vea ro che Sides oL the Crystalline
Flumour, which cher ericompals and widen, od
constringe 25 chere is occalion, by contractins o
Openins che Foramen oF =e D vea
Thechird Funicle is made oEthe Medullar Eut
Aance of che Opricis Perre, and is called Retina,
Or Reriformis, (NVet-lil.e:) This lecineth co be rhe
principal Orsan et SishE. FOF 25 DF. Brisos Wel
argues, neither che CryHalline Flumour, chroueh
Which che Rays pass much retracted; northe lu
nicie Cheroides, are ac all fic tor chis C(C: FOr chis
lacter pare (as risins from che Pia Mater) CanNOE
communicare the Impressions of the liays to the
Medullar part of the Brain, Which it doesnor ac al
touch: Whereas the Medullar Fibres of the Reri.
na have communication cherewich, 25 springine
TheretrO, and ThereFOre, Can ell PCrFOrM FHAE
Ofice. The Fibres oFthis Punicle arc extenciea
trom che borrem or inner Centre OF xhc FiyC, wrhere
che Oprick Narre encers ic, 25 Far a5 che Lisamen
tum ciliare, (10 wrhich ic aftords Animal Spiries FOr
the continuance of irs Morion.) IE one tatre chis
Tunica Ketina, and pue ic into rvarm WVacer, Ma-
king ic a lictle, to wra of che mucous Substance
chac cleares ro ic, and then hold ic up to che Lisht
etese Filamenes will appear rery nuverous literhe
Threads of rhe tines L. aWn.
Nextio the Tunieles oFthe Ryes arethe ITu
The second, tromthe no (or ae ctie iost a reri
maII quancirs oF) Liguer chat ac anz cirrie can be
observed in the Nerres; wrhereas il ehie tunica cor
nea be prickd, and all or the orearelt pari of rhis
Aqueous Hlumour be lec out, hie has found by re
Peared Experimenes, chat it ill be recruired again
in six Froursspace.
The chird Opinion he retutes trom che geneta
Office of Lympheduets; wrhich is, e0 brins back
From the Circumtererice t0 the Centie, alil MI
contrarily, Decaule che Valves Whererich cher e.
very irtiere abcund cannor ac mit ot chac MOIOM
WVherclore explodinq aII chese Opinions, he etta
blistres a ner one of his omn, upon the Score ot
ehe ne Vessels thac he has observed eo cerminate
in theTunica cornea, (Wrhich he calls Ouctus Oculo-
rum aguesi, exbich e Mall describe trom him br
and bY) attirmine, Thacthele DuCtS are MhC COn
duirs by eetich chis Flumour is fed, and rhac they
Tupply ic ordinarilr mich several Drops daily bc.
Cause oFche cominual eransp rarion of ic, by Pores
lo0lins trom wichin ourards: AS1O chC Parrick
of chis Flumour, trom sereral Experiments he has
made, hechintes ir is demonstrabie:
1. Thac ie comains in ie a very limrpie and pete
lucid WVater.
2. Viscid and Fenacious Particles.
3. A Satcand an Acid.
4. Farchr Parcicles.
5. Thac ic wanes r.Or also irs Volacile Spirie.
The Crystalline Trumour ((0 caliec Froir its beins
25 clearly tranlparene 25 Cry1. 21) is placed be-
EwixE ehC AquieouS and FhC VIEFCONS, BHE NOE ex
aeily inche Midale or Cenere of rhe Pyc, buc F2
cher cowaras iis scre-paie. Ie is incloled in ehe
Bolom as ic ivere oFchè Vitreous Fumour, and is
mours contained in them ro be considered; and Aacrim on che tore side, bur rounder behind. Ir is
chese are in rumber chree, vic. Aqueus, Crystallinus,
more bristr and chiek chan cirhex oE the orther
and Vitreus. The second eistis asmuch agrin a5 LWO.
the Arsc, and vet noc (0 muchi a5 che chird By a
Ie has been che commion Opinion, Tharic has
lixth parr. The Cerstalline is che most dense cf been inclosed in proper Membrane, Whichis callec
Consitence by much; and che Claisie more dense cicher Crrstallina From ies PransparenEY, OE dianes
chan thc WVatEY.
Erom ies most tine Conrexture. BuE Dr. Brigos, :
The Aqueons Lumour is outermost, beins pellu- verr accurate Anacomizer of che Fye, denies anx
eid and oF no Colour (2s neither are the Other F1 O.) Such Tuniele, actirmina, Thacic is meerir adren
IEEIIS up that Space chaE is betvixe che Cornea, atid
cicious when che Elumour is expoled For Pomeriime
the Crysalline Ilumour vefore. IF any chickim coche dir, or is senely boild.
Particles (vim in ic, then Cnats, Flies, Spiders-
As corhe Collection or Reception oF the RaySOk
Nebs, ard ihe lite, Will scem to bc figins betor-  chinss visible, chis Llumour is che primary Iustru
the Fres: Bur il chose Parricles giow Riil chicker,) menc of Siglic; tho as Was laid betore, the Tunicm
and closerosether, (0 25 10 make a Film, and chis Retina is the Principle as ro Perception, becaule
be spread beiore the Holo oE ihe Pupille, then is chroush irthe Rays are communicaredto che com-
the Sighr quire caken arar, irtich Dilease is caL mon Sentorr
led 2 Cataract.
The chird and last Elumour os Ele Fze, is che
ThisFumeur is rery clear and chin, and chere- Vicreous, (0 called, because it is the likce ro molten
Fore casily disipable; bur by wrtich vay ies FX. Glals. This is chicker than the Aqueous, but
pence Mould be supplied, is disticule ro derermine. chinner than the Crystalline; and much excceds
Some chinke ic is fed by the Arreries, our oE vrhich chem Boch in Cnancier, For ic fills up all the inner
this Water isues chroush Lknow nor What Glands, or hinder Flemisphere of che Clobc or che Fye,
ethers derire ic trom che Nerres, and a chird (Or
rom theLC.
B DI. Anthony k reles dt dele P.
nions.
and a pretey deal (covards elie lateral cuperticies
of che former. Er is round behind, but hoilor in
the middie Forwards, ro receire the Crystalline in
to ies Bolom. This Fumour is allo Caic ro bele
Pacated from ihe ortier cro by a prover Punicie
called Vitrea, Wwhich che aoresrie lnescaious Au
chorlitevile denies.
Clanco.
THC ss, (TOM ChC NON ApPCATANCC OL at