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Ceometry very probabiy had irs sirst rise in EGyPC,, We can find anocher equal to it, they Cay, Tis Z
erhere che Nile annually overHowins chC COuMEr),
and corering ic ich Mud, oblised Nen ro distin-
suistr cheir Lands one From anocher; by che consi
deration ot cheir Fioure: and co be able aI(O EO
meature che Ouaney oF ir, and to knoir ho ro PlOc
it and lay ic ouc again in ies just Dimensions, Figure
siven Magoitude, or hac such a chins is siven in
Magnitude. IF che Posirion ot any ching he suppo.
Sed as known, cher Car, Siven in Positions: Lhus, IF2
Cirele be aetirally deleribed uxon any Piane, cher
Cay, les Centre is siven in Position; ies Circumte
rence is siven in Magniende; and che Circle bort
and Proporrion: Afcer Which, ris likely a Farcher in Posirion and Magnitude. Buc a Circle inay be
Concemplarion ot rhole Draushes and Figures, helpe
ehem ro dilcoret many excellene. and mondertul
Jeiven in Magnitude only; 25 When only its Diame
ter is siren, bucthe Circle not actually described
Properties Belonsins i0 them, wrhich Specularion LEche Kind or Species ot ans Fieure besiven, chev
continvally was improvins, and is Aill co chis vers
DaV.
GEOMETRY, is ulually dirided into Specula-
civo and Practical. The Former of which contem-
places and trears of the Properries ot continuec
Ouancier abstracted: And che larter applies
rhese Speculations and Theorems roD se and Pra-
ctice, and ro che Benetir and Adramase ot Man-
tind.
GERMINATTON, is the prowius or sprourins
Ont oF Vecetables; or ot any Parts ot chem. 
GTBBOOS, is a Term used in reterence 10 che
entiphrened Parrs of the Moon, Wvhile Me is mO-
rins From Fullto Nem; For all chactime, the darte
ParE appears horned or falcated, and the lighe one
Bunchea OUE, COnVeK, OF Gibbous.
GIFT. ROPE, is che B0aC Rope, wrhich is Fa
Rened eo thie Boat when Me is svisced, in ordex rO
her beinu corved ac the Scern oF a Strips
CILD, Or Cuild, in Law, Signities 2 Tribure
or lometimes an Amerciamene, and lometimes al-
(0a Frarernier, or Compans combined rogether.
wich Orders and Latrs made amons themselres by
ehe Princes Licence.
GTELA Virrioli, is onty a Purisicarion oF Whire
Virriol, by dissolvins ic in the Phlesm OE Vicriol
and ehien Aileracine che Solution, and cirher Chry-
stallixins ir, ex craporarins ad siccitatem, to sain
ehe Salcor Gilla; wrtich accordinglr will be in che
corm cichex oE Chrystalo, Or a dry Sale ac che BOE
tom.
GTHGLIMOS, is an Arriculation oF 2 BonC
Wohen ic boch receires and is receired; of chis Arti
cularion rhere are cTCC (OS.
The Firs is when che end OF a Bore haS WWC
Procuberances and one Carier, and che end oF che
Bone Which is articulaced with ic, has uvo Cari
ries and one Procuberance, as the Fumerus and the
2Ina; Or Wohen a Bone at one extremity reccire
anochet Bone, and at irs orher Fxcremiey ir isrecei
ved by che tame Bone, ao che Radius and DIma.
The second Porr is when a Bone at one end re
ceires anocher Boe, and at che orher end is recei
ved by a chird Bone, 25 cherertebrae 40.
The Third is wohen a Bone has a Caviry wtict
receires the lons Process ot anocher Bone, Wwhict
Process curns is ttre Carier, like the Axle-tree in 2
Wticel: asthie second Vercebrae oF the Neck is arri
culared wich rhe sist; buc ehis is no erue cineli-
mus.
(aY. Civen in Specie. IF che Racio becuoeen an
crvo Ouanticies is known, cher are laid ro be siven
in Proportion. See BarronS Definirions and Provo.
Pirions oF LuclidS Dara, at the end of ehe Flements
pur Forch by chac grear Geomerrician, anno 1678.
GLACTALIS Humor. See Fumores Oucli
GLACIATION, checurnins OF WVater, OF anY
Octher Liquor into lce. Sec Freezine.
GLACIS, a Roapinq BanI HII Fortilication: IEB5-
nities a very sencie scepnels, butis more especiall
caten for thac which ransech From the PaTaPCt O
che Cover d. may, 20 che L evel on che side of che
Field.
peculias Nature, Flelr. Wtule, or Ccay; and i
is tvo. fold, adventitious, as chole Hernels wwhich
are somerimes under che Arm tioles, and in elle
Neck, asthe King s- L vil; a Slvelline inche Largnx
and midale ot iHe Wind-pipC, C5c. Or Perperuat
and. Natural, 25 che Thymus, Pancreas, Glandula
Pinealis, _c. The Perpetual 15 25ain evo. Fold, ei
cher Conglobated in one entire Piece, which lende
che separared Fous one Veins, a5 che Picvi-
cary Glatdule, che Pineali, the Clandules oF che
MVSenteEY, OF the GrOinS, 33C. OE Conglomeratea
in a Cluster, Which conrey che suice by cheir onn
Channels into some nocable Cariries oF the Body
as he Panereas; ce Glandules of che Breast, Ehe S2
val Glandules, ec.
IHlere are also discovered by Vr. Havers a IOri
OE Glands wtrich he calls Mucilasinous Clands;
Which sec et aabus.
GLAHDDLA Ouidonis, is a lurior likre aClan-
dula, Cot, sinete, moreable, Wchouc ROOrS, ane
separated trom che adioCenE parES.
GLANDOLA Pineali. See Conarium.
GLANDOLA Pumtaria, 15 a licele Body in che
Sella Fquina, a place in the Brain (0 called, co-
vered over wichche Rere Mirabile in many BruTES,
GLAND. Sec Olandula
GL ANDOLA, 2 Clandule, 15 d SIBILaHCC OF 2
but noc in Nen; ic receires che ScrouS LTumOuE
GTRDTNO-CTRT, che Scamen Pay, a Strip id
Girt, or hach a Cirding.rirt, Wvhen her Cable be-
EHC LIdC, HLC CaMMHOF5O Orec  M rn-port,
bur wille a- cross the Tides.
CIVL. H, is a Word otren uled in Marhematicks
trom rhe sgnaibitum, ana the Rete Mirabile
wtrich d lenus inro the sugllar Veiris, and che
Ermpnatick VeselS.
SLMLIDOLA Cumbares, are three cilatia de
Seribed D) Bartholin, and by him 10 Hamed by rea-
Con oF cheir nsupon che Loins: Ele chus describes
them Paz. 19L, OF his AnoF. F. dit. 1674
THe Crolarges lic one upon anorher BecWIAThe
descendinu Cava and Aorta, in CHaL AHSLC WM
che Fmussenes make wich ehie Cava. Phe chird
beine slalter Aands over thele, under IIIC ApPen-
dices ot che Diaphraem. Therstare Communica-
tion, Or are knie one ro anocher bY small Lactea
Branches, especially checwo latsel.
Ile once thoughethem eo supplr the place ot che
common scceprcle in Man; chac noc beins 10
pla him as in several Brures. Bur lince a RC
cepracle is acknomleds das ell in Men as ees
ana signies o mem o afeta o
Enown. Lhue I 2 MasaC. DC hHo Et Eilat
DE. WharconS Opinion concermins cheir DSe Scem
tt tatio t
ine (0 rire, or Brained, chac uxon che turnins ot