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2. Rest allo and juxta Posirion OF ParIS, he de
monstraces by many Experimenes, are in a degrée
absolurely requisire eo produce chis effect. And
3. The Pressure and WVeishE oF the Incumben
Atmosphere he judges concribures much romard ic
becaule of the Hrono adherence ot rwo picces ot
Polisted Clals, or Marble rogether, in the open Ait
rtich ill immediarely separate in the exhaustec
Reccirer.
4. The Texture ot Bodies, and the Fixures ot
cheir Parrs may concribure much to chis FHect, a5
if ther be oF an hooled FOrm, Ox any way entam
sled one in anocher, cher must be disjoined ichr
difficuley, and consequemly ill be in che torm o
a Solid.
AHC AS a verr SurpritinE FXPCTIMenE, ThaL cW
parS. OF Spiric oF. Wine mixed ich one oF Spirie O
FTaLCOrH, Or Vrine (Boch highly rectihed) vil
in a Minure unite into a contistent Body, Or
hice Coagulum; Whrich Pome call Ofa alba.
FIRSL HOVEK. Sec Primum Mobile.
FISHES, dlc pCC e Limber uled to Aren
etien che MaAS OF Vards aboard a Strip, Wwhen thC
Beoin to Eail in a Screls ot WVeather. They BOrI
nail the Fithes on ich Tron Spikres, and allo mould
them a5 ther call ic, chac is windins Ropes haro
round abouc chem. There is allo a Packle cal-
led
IBe Fisto, Wrhich hangs at ille end oF the Davic
Dy ee siras oFthe Block, in wtich is the Runner
OF the Luth-sek; by Which neansche Fluke of che
Anchor LS Hand upeo che Stups Bon, Or Chainmale
Perhaps chis Packle was called 4 Fistr, from chal
etrich ene Ancients called che Dolphin, Which Wac
a Peced and rastlr hearr plece ot Tron, anc
etrichenes sedro heare up ) a Tackle 10 2 500
heighe, and then when cher came near enousH r
ehe Enemes sMP, sCc ic Fall all ac once, wtiet
voula break or pierce a Llole etrongh the BOKtOI
oF the Fnemies Vessel, and sink het.
FISSORA Osis, is the Term FOr a CleEE OP 3
Fracture oF a Bone lensth wrays.
AISSDRES, the Sereral Layers O Sitata, 1
Olanchara.
erhich is pertoratea. Blanchard.
FISTOLA Vrinaria, che lame wrich che vre-
thra.
FITCHIEE, ihe Term in FC.
ralder, When chelorver pare of a-
ny Crossis Mhorpened incoa Point,
HuS.
AEurE 2 Cross Potent Fitcheo.
EtaL.D Lineos Desence, in Forrification, is dravn
alons che Face oF che Bastion, and cerminares in
che Courtine.
FIXFD SiensoF cheZodiack, accordinsro lome
are Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, and Aguarius. And cher
are localled, because che sun passes chem respect
ively in che midele of each Ouarter, Wvhen thar
particular Sealon is more serled and sixed chan un-
derchesien char begins or endsic
FIXIIY, Or Fixiness, is che opposire Oualier 10
Volatility; and che Excellene Mr. Boyle reckons
chese Oualifications Follorine, ro be che most con
ducins For the rendrins ot a Portion oF Matrex
FIXI.
1. Phar ins Corpuseles be sinely ol a proporio.
nate larse Bulk Or Cronnels, (0 25 e0 bc t00 bis
and unveildr co be carried up by Hlear, or ro be
buoyed up in che Air.
2. Thac chese Corpuleles have allo a proporrio-
nate degree ot Ponderoulnels or Solidier.
3.. Thac their Fipure and Matre al(o bC Cuch a5
renders them untir for Arolarion, cicher from cheir
Shape beins branched, crooked, hooked, 580. Se
chac cher be enransled one wrich anocher, and can-
noc easily be extricared, loosend, or separared:
And cheretore wrharerer will produce these chrec
Requisites in any Body, ill render ic oE a Fixr
Nature.
4. Torhele max be added allo che brinxine che
Corpuscles or Parricles ot any Body eo touch one
anocher in a considerably larser parr ol their Sur-
Cace.
FTXT Nirre, is SalE- perer melced in a Crucible.
and chen made ro Flame, by chrowins in a Spoon-
Ful ot Porrder oF Coals, and chis is repeated rill ne
Flame nor Deronation arise: Ascerchis ris cooled,
pondered, and dissolred in WVater, and then cx2
Porated into a fne Whire SaIt. Fisa Salcmuch
likre thac of Parcar, and is uled, like ic, to help drav
Tinctures our oF Vegerables. Some Chymists give
ic the Name oF Alleahest, becaule tis as they Cay, E
kind ot niverlal Disolvent. IF chis Sale bc expo.
FISTVLA Lacrymalis, is whenche punctum La- Sed rotheAir in a cool Place, it will all dissolve inte
a Water, Or as chey Cay, run per Deliquium; and
chisis called, The Liquor of Fixt Nitre.
FIXFD Scars, are Tuch as do nor, like the Pla
ners or Frratick Stars, chanse cheir Posirions or Di-
Rances in respect ot one anotter.
Decause chese Fixt Scars hare no sensible Paral
lax arisins from che Annual Morion of che Larth
they are justly esteemed to be at such an Immense
omne u e me p pere a 
audi
FISTOLA Sacra, is thac part of the BaCk- bone
t
Wrhich che Dody oE our Terrestrial Globe is com
vosed, are distinguised From one anocher, and di-
vided LTorizontalls et Ldrallelly bf fome Incerrup.
tions wrhichther call fissures; and thele are Inter
fected aoin Oy OTher FiNureS, WHICH Dy sCaIon OF
cheir Sicuation, are called Perpenuar Fissures.
Sec MoodvardS Natur. Hist os L artb; P. 10.
FISTOTA is a lons Caviey, srait, O Windine
abou in any pare oF che BodY, bets a narron and
callous Vicer, ot ditscule Cure; procecus ulu-
ally trom an Apolteme. Blanchard.
Fistulas dister trom windins Osecs, hat
Fictulas ate callous and hard, b VHCerS arE NOI.
erymale, che liule HTole in che Bone oF che Nole,
chroush ertich che Liquid Macer oF che PearS
passes co che Nostrils, is gronn hard and callous
Erom an Olcer oFche Carunculae; (wrtrich are Clan-
dules placed ac the grearer corners oF the FYC) by
wtrich means chere happens a conrinual Destucco
et Tears. Blanchard.
Eto Eot.a eumoniin tome vritere, lo dle at
ich che alpera Arteria.