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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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LapIS Calaminarise
S. 1. Those that are Opake.
Subdivision 1. O5 one Colour.
The Furcois. The Nephririck Stonc. Th
Malachire. Thervo lastare somerimes alic
ile rariesated.
Subdivition 2. Os different Colours mist in ib
Same Body.
Laxis Laculi. Feliorroxium, or Bloed Rone.
The Tasper.
S. 2. Semi pellueid Stones.
Subdirision r. With Colours chanseable, accordin
to the different Position of the Stone to the Lieht.
Oculus Cari. TheOxal.
Subdivision 2. With Colours permanent.
The sinex Pebbles and FlinS, ABates. The Chat
cedonr.
Mochostones. The Ocutus Beli. Onyr, ane
Sardonve.
The uotiie Carnelion. The red Carnetion, ane
The BeryI.
5. 3. Scones Diaphanous, wich Colours.
55. 1. Tellom, or parcabins os it.
ThC TOPaZ. The Tacinth
55. 2. Red or partatins os it-
The Cranate. The several Corrs ot Rubies.
The Amethist.
55. 3. Blue, or parcalinq of it.
The Saphire. The Wacer Saphire.
The Aquemarine.
55. 4. Green, or partabins of it.
TheEmerald. TheChrysolite.
5. 4. Stones Diaphaneus, and without Colours.
Crysat. The Psendo adamantes.
The irhice Saphire. The Diamond.
C. 3. S AL FS.
Fosit or ROck Salt. Sal Gemmeum.
The Tincal ot Persia. The Narron oC A ∞yPr.
Nitre, OE SaIE Perre.
Alum. Virriol.
C. 4. BLTVMFN A.
S. 2. Liquid.
Naxiha. Perroleum. Oleum cerrx Barbadense.
5. 2. Solid.
Succinum, or Amber. Birumen. Pissalphalcon.
Gasates, or set, Ranal. Coal.
C. 5. BL LAL LLCR MLAEK A L3.
Mercurs. Cinnabas, che Mineral ouc ot wotictu
eis deawn. Arsenick.
Sulphur. Pyrites. Marcabca. CobatE.
Bismuth, or Fin- Gla(S. Spelire, or Ziri
Niorica Cabritis Merreri, or Black Lead
l. 6. M F F AL. 5.
Tin. Lead. Silver. Gold
Copper. The Lapis Armenus is a Copper- Ore
Son. The Flamacires is an Tron- OiC. LlCL
alo a sule tron in the Loadsone, MansalelE
LIIeLY, che tites TerruginOa, CIC MIICTaL BC
z0ar, che Ceodes, and che Entiy drOs.
FOTOS, chie Pame vrith Fomentum.
FOVEA Cordii, the lame WU Anticardium
FAOGATE, OE FoncasS, IS a (maIL LLIIIC aIIZ IR
form of a Well, in a Place reads co be sained by
he Enemy, (0 chac wrten cher hare made them.
letres Masters rhereot, ir is spruns like à Mine by
che means ot a Saucidee.
Ther are also prepar d under a Notk WHCH IS
ro be blonnup, and are chareed virh Barrels Ox
Dacks oF Poder corer d wirh Larrh.
FODLE, a Nord uled at Sca in rmd selI
wtien a Strip has been lons untrimmed, (0 chat
CraIs, Nceds, Barnacles, Or Periwincles Rick Or
erom ro her Sides under Wacer; Me is then said
robe foul. They Pay allo a Rope is foul, wrhen it
is cither cangled in ir selt, or hindred by anocher,
(o chac ic cannor run or be tialed.
FODL. WNATER: A Ship IS la W Mate fout
Wrater, When beins under Sait, e comes into tuch
Mole or Mallon Wacer, chattho her Kcel do nor
couch che Cround, vet Me comes (0 near ic thac
theotion oF the Wacer under her raisech theMuc
From ele Borrom, and so pudleth or Toulech che
Wacer
FOONDER. A Stip is Paid 10 founder at Se2,
erhen by any extraordinarr Leak, or bY a freat
Sea breakins in uxon her, Me is (o Filled with WV a-
Cel, llache cannoc be Freed oF it, nor is Me able
oim under ic, buc Sintes wi ene teisil
THerCOF.
FOORCH, in Lau, Renities a delay, purrins
OF, or prolongins oF an Action
FODRTE; 2rerm in Mulic, C lathe wirh
Diatessaron; Wwhich sec.
FRACTION, is a broken Number, sionitrins one
Or more Pars proporrionably ot any ching dirided.
TEConsists oFrvO Parrs, which are emo Numbers
sec one over another, 25 5. OF wwhich cvo Num.
bers, chat belou the Line is called che Denominator,
because it denominares or Mews the nature or kind
ofthe Parrs any Whole is divided ineo; and ehe
Number abore the Line is called the Numerator,
becaule it numbers or tells us hou many ot chose
Parrs the Fraction dorh Consist Ot. LHuS + lUP
poles some Whole to be dirided inco B equal Paris.
 chen Thac you catie s Ot chem, or 5 luct
ParIS
In all Fractions, 28 The NumeratOr IS EO LIC Sn-
minator, 1015 che Fraction ic Cett. Wiltal WoC6
erhich ic is a Fraction; chus suxpose = Ot a Pouria
be equal. EO 15 S. chen ris plain 3 : 4 : : 15 5.
205
Erem wtieh general ariom, will ono clele
Corollaries
L. Thac chere may be intrite Fractions oF che
Tame Value one with anorher; FOr there maz be
insinire Numbers found wohich Mall have che pro
porion one io mnothes, 20 3 Hao 10 4.
2. Walea