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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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7. Ttie Line of Defence Oughe never 1O excCCa
Poine blank Nusker Moc; wtrich is abOUE 12OO2
125 l achOmS.
8. The Bastions chat are nor C00 lircle, nOr vet
200 excessirely bis, are ro be preterred betore o
thers; and che Angle oE a Bastion Aou Id HOE ex
cecd 100, nor De lelS than 60 DeBrces.
9. The preater che angle thac is made by che
ourvard Polyson and he Face Mall bC, EhC BVCAICI
is che Letence ot rHe Face.
10. Trhacloevex encloles a duirable L’orrilication
ust be cichet Flanke, Pacc ot Currain; and buite
Cowell, hac che Ci discharse oF che Cannon may
not be able copieree chro il.
TI. Tis imponible eo Forcitie a Prianole atter
the common way, because che Ansle of che 6018
is alvays lets chani 90 DeBrees.
12. The Acurer the Angle at the Centre is, the
Place is by (o mucti che Aronger, because ir will
have che more Sides.
13. In a Regular Forrification, che Face niust ne
ver be lelsctian halt che Currain; and the Faces ot
che Bastion ougHc eo be defende d by the (mall SHOE
OFche oppolire F lankES.
T4. Dry Trenches are pretetable ro those sillec
accordins ro cheir Natural Properties; and cheir Re
with NVacer, especially in greatPlaces, Where Sal-
lies, Rerrears and Succours are Frequently necesa
EY; bui in (aII Forresses, Water-Trenches TMaF
cannor be drained, are best, becaule chere is 1O
necd ot Sallies; SuCCOUIS, (3C.
FORTIII, OP Field: FOrtS, are SCOnCeS, Or HIle
Fortreses, Whose Flans d meles are senerally di
stane one From anccher r20 F’achorm, Bur cheir PX
Eent and Eieure are disserent, aEcoruinsi to thie Si-
tuarion or Nacure ot ihie Ground; Pome oF cheiti
havins whole Basions, and ochers only Demi-Ba-
cions. Fher are made use of only for a rinic, ci
Etier ro desend ehe Lines oF Circumvallation, Ox re
euard Lome Pasase or danserous POst.
FDESTLS. AII Bodies ertiarever chat ate duE
ouE oF the Farrt, ate by Nacuralists Comimonl
treared ot under chis general Tiele OF Fossits. BI
these may be distinguishred into ruo Clalles.
Firlt, Such as are Nacives oF ihe F arch. Or,
Secondii, Sucli as are Adventicious, and FexC
siced in che Parch by che D niversal Deluse.
In chis Table chey are are rankee and distriburec
lacions 20 each orhet.
C. 1. EAR FFS.
The Fneliss. Dohemian, and ehe armentan Boles.
Imbre. Ochre, yelloir and red.
Tripela. Terra Melitensis.
Chalk. Sceinomarza, Or LaC L UTX
The comiion black Vegecable Farch.
Loam. Marle. Clay
Terra Lemmia. Tobaccopipe Clay.
Argilla, or Porters Parth. Porcellana
Stearices, or Scap. Parrh. Fullers Parch.
C. 2. STONES.
Sect. 1. Xhosechae are souna in larser Massesi
Fapis Molaris, or Milstone. GrindiAtone.
Sand.sonc, or Saxum arenarium. Frec-Aone
harum calcarium, or Limc. Monc. Whec AOnC.
Ragstore.
Lapis silsilis; Or Slare.
HIone. Oristone. Fouchstones
Alabaster. Marble.
Optices. Porphyrites.
Sect. 2. Stones found in lesser Masses.
AN. Y. These chat do not exceed Marble in Flard.
ness.
S. 1. iose chat are os an indeterminate xieure
and Texture.
Thie coaelet or pricty Pebbles.
Lapis Violaceo Odore.
5. 2. Those chac are op an indeterminate Figures
buc oF a regular L’exrure.
Cyplum Scriacutm, Lnglist Falck.
Amianchus sivc AsbesOs. Alumet plumotum.
Talete
5. 3: Those that are commonly os determinate Fis
Zures.
Selenites. Lapis Specularis, Or Muscovy Glals.
Ludus Flelmontii, or the Waren Vein.
Capides Tubulis reterti, or che Piped Waven Veini
Belemnires, orthe Thunder. Rone.
Jhe Folil Coralloid Bodies, simple and branched,
and elie Stones related tochem; c: gr.
Scelechires. Aycerires. Porpites
AsrOires. The Hlonev: comb. AOnC.
FlVOr; OE Spars Stalactites. Scalasmitess
Osteocolla
Ot trhich latret Pore are elie Lxuvia ot sea and
Land Animals; CHC Lossit Sisens Bns; LCCIB, _C
Wohich arc plencitulls found in ehie Parch, and b
Come Writers, have been erroneousty thousl 
Torc ot Stones ruat are peculiar, and as chey speat
Sui Geruth.
Bodies, compoled by Or. Woodmard, arid toundec
rotiolly upon Experiments and Observations made
rex on veM
tatlia 2. Debiroo Sdaitat eit cisset atessedo l i eat.
ceed Marble in Fardness.
utnally called Gemms or Precious Stones: LC
otiole Tribe ot etiese are extribired here; and in-
deed none bur chem, exceptins Pebbles and Flinrs
which are rantid oE coucle alons wictiche Agare
leindu c0 which cher really belons.
ixiose comprehended under chis 2d Arricte are
The Pollowine Table DE Tuch Fossils, 25 ate Na
tives ot che Farth, consists only ot un sseaas and
Titles entractea ou et d alatat Llstdi) et eilele