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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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oere cr ene   rivo equal parIS:
When che Poines Ot Arres and Libra arC BEOUGHETO
theLlorizon, it will cuc that and che siquinoctia
qualto che suns sreacelt ea lue it alss
Lacicude; and vuh che leguinoetial, an AngleC
qual 10 23 Degrees and 30 Mlinures, Which is che
Sunssrearest Declinarion. This Circle by AArO
nomers is accouncedas a kind ofbroad onc, and is
likre a Belc or Cirdle round che Globe: Throue
eca decercrit ie eb eoelcarelea Lell Lclat dab
etck. Oedia docdus Clettas es ihe dun. Oelaule cla
Sun never deriaces trom ic, in irs Annual Mocior
25 che Plariers do aIl more or lels, Wvhence it hact
ies BreaccH.
This Circle is marked with the Characters D
etic Tvelve Signs, and on ic is found ouc che Sun
Place; Wtich is under what Scar or Degree ot2
ny oF che Tvelve Zodiacal Constellations he appcars
eo be at Noon. By this are decermined che Pou
Ouarrers of the Tear, according a5 the Lcliprick
divided into Four equal parIS; and accordins asth
Sun gocs on here, he hacn mote et ses 
rion.
Nadir.
Arid chese on the Terrestrial Globe, ihie Ancients
supposed io divide the Larch into Five Zones, viz
Euo Frisid, cuo Temperate, and che Torrid Zone
Besides chese Pen Cireles larely deseribed, Which
aec alvars dravn on che Globe it PelF, there are
Tome octier neceslary Circles to be knoion, whicti
are barely Imaxinary; and supposea onty to be
draun upon che Clobe.
Y. Meridians, Ox Ftour-Circles, Wrhich are preat
Circles meering all in the Poles or the Norid, ane
erosins che Equinoctial ac RiphE Anples; these
are supplied by. he Meridian, Hour Cirele, and
Indet
2. Azimuths, or Vertical Cireles, Wotrieh lirewile
are Creat Circles of the Sphere, and meet inthe Ze.
nith and Nadir, as the Meridians and FTOUT- Cir.
cles do in the Poles: Ttiele cur the HTOriZOn aE
Riphr Angles, and on chele is reckoned e Suns
Alticude, When he is noc on the Meridian. They
are represenced by che Ouadrant ot Alticude, whict
beins six d ac che Z enith, is morable abouc roind
the Globe chrouph all the POints OE the Com
D
3. There are allo Circles of Lonxitude DF he
Stars and Planers, Wrhich are Greac Circles pastine
chrouxhche Poles of che Reliprick, and in rhar Line
dererminine the Scars or Planers Place or L. onsicude
reckoned trom che trt Poinc ot Aries,
4. Almacanters, or Parallets os Alcirudem ate Cir.
cles haring cheir Poles in the Zenith, and are al:
vars draun parallel ro che Hlorizon. Thele are
Cesser Circles os ibe Sphere, diministine gradually
as chez 30 Farcher and Farcher trom che FTO-
rIZON.
In respect oF the Scars there are also suxposed r0
BC Parallels of Latieude; Wwhich are parallel ro ché
Eclipcick, and hare cheir Poles the lame withhose
OF that Circle.
5. Parallels of Declination OE the Sun OF STaTS ;
Wohlch are lesset Circles, Wvhose Poles are the Poles
ot theWorid, and are all drawn parallel eo choe
Equinoctial, cicher Norrh or South; and these
uotien draun on che Terrestriat Globe) are calledea
rallels os L avitude
IV. The Zodiack is anorher Great Circle DEctie
Obliguelr, makiins wich elie former an Angle c.
AlloTiom This Circle ene Lacutuac Ot ene FTahet
and sixed Stars are accounced trom che Fcliprict
conats ies Poles.
The Poles oFthis Circle are 23 Degrees 30 Mi
nures aMCaMC Crom che Poles oF the WV OrId, OE OF ch
Equimoctial; and by their Morion round che Pole
ot the Wortd, arerhe Polar Circles described.
Inchese Poles ot the Eeliprick, all che Cireles ot
Lonsicude which are drawn chrough che Zodiack
do decerminare; a5 che Meridians and FTour-Cir
cles do in che Poles oF the NV OrId, and 25 the 127
muth Or Vertical Circles do in che LCM al
V. IF vou imagine tuo Great Circles parting bOrt
Throuxh che Poles oF the Worid, and also ore 0
them chroush che P. quinoctial Points, Aries and Li.
bra, and che orher chrouga che solstitial Points, C an
cer and Capricorn.
These are called, the cvo Colures, the one the
Equinoctial, the orher the Soistitial Colure: Thet
Will divide che Feliprick inco Four equal Parts or
Ouarrers, which are denominared accordins to che
Points where chese pals chrough, called the FOur
Cardinal Points; and are che trst Poines oF Aries
Libra, Cancer, aud Capricorn.
These are all the Creat Circles.
VI. HF vou suppole tvo Circles dravon parallet
coche Equinoctial, ac 23 Degrees 30 Minures di
Aanc trom ic, onc cowards che Norch, che other
rovards che Souch, chele are calledche Propicks, bC.
cause the Sun appears, when in them, eO turn
backward from his former Courle, the onethe Tro.
pick ot Cancer, and che orherthe Propick ot C aprt
corn, becaule cher are under chese Sions.
VII. TE LvO orher Circles are supposed r0 b
dravn chroueh 23 Deerees 30 Minures, reckonea
on che Meridian From the Polar Points, chele arc
called the Polar Circles: The Norchernis che ArticK
and rhe Soucherm he Ancarrick Circles, becaus
opposicire tothe Former,
These are che Four Lesser Cireles.
DL. CLNFFY
Latitude os any Place, IS d ACH ot Hie MC.
Pole: The Realon ot whicH ls, LHaC LNOM the
Torizon che lame Number, and cach ol chele G
cne acla dlc cne Lole; ilat atae ccctore
Aance From che Zenich ro che LGuator eGdal roché
Distance bereen che Pole aluche FTorizon, OE 10
ridian oF chal Place, intercepted berveen its ZC
rich ane ele suatot; and ehis is che same wirt
alt ACe eC Mertatan intercepted berwween che
Polc altet u LTBMZOn; and cheretore it is OFrer
exPTCHCa BY IHC LOLS HCIBhE, or Flexarion oF che
Aance ot 90 Degreco, alet lom ihe Z enich W Mn
Derrees cohrainine wichin ic ehie Distance becureen
cc camca ada aolit col ilua leadene si
chc Eleracion ot che Pole abore che Floricon.
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h. Lacirude