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2. Latitude of a Star or Planet, 15 an Arch OF _
Creat Circle reckoned on the Ouadrant ot Alticude
laid chrough the Scar and Pole ot che Ecliptict
From the Fcliprick comards its Pole.
Consitude os a Place, is an ArCh OE the L quator,
intercepred berween che Meridian os the Place, anc
he First Meridian: Or ic is more propertr, che
Disserence, cither Fast Or West, berveen che MC-
ridians oF any evo Places, accounted on the Equa
tOr.
 Conviruteos a Seat, is an Arch o ihe Eclip.
rick accounced From etie beginnins ot Aries ro che
Place Where the Scars Circle oF Longitude croseth
the Fcliprick; (0 chac it is muchche lame asthe Scare
elace in rhe Fcliprick accounred trom che begin
nins ot Aries.
5. Amplicude es cho sum, or or a Scac, is au Aecte
ot the Lloriron intercepred between the erue Pal
Ox West Poins oF ic, and char Point uxon erhich che
Sun Or Scac Rites Or Sets.
6. RighE Ascension of the Sun; OF OF a STar, I
that pare ot che Rquinoctial reckonedtrom che be
ginnins of Aries, Which Risech or Serrerh wich che
Sun or Scar in a Rishr Sphere: Dur in an Oblique
Sphere ic is thac Parr or Degrec ot the Lquinoctia
wtrich comes co che Meridian Wrich ic, (a5 betore)
reckoned trom the bexinnins ol Aries.
1. ARisht or Direct Sphere, is when che Poles
are in chie LTorizon, and che Lquator in che ZC.
nich; che Consequence ot beins under tuch a Posi-
rion of the Flcarens as chis, (Wtich is the Casc oF
Obligue asecgon  s bunu OF Stals, I5 thae
ParE Or Degrec oF etie Equinoctial reckoned From
the beginning ot Aries, wrhich Riles and Sers wirti
them in an Oblique Sphere.
ascentional Disserence, is che Dilserence berveen
the Rish and Oblique ascension, vtien ehe Lester is
Tubrracted From the Greater.
On ihe terrestriat ede.
I. A Space upon che Surtace oE che Farib, reck.
oned between rivo Parallels ro the Lguator, Where.
in cheIncrease ot chie lons est Dar is a Guarrer ot an
Flour, is by some Wricers called a Parallet.
2. And che Space concained Berween tuvo sucti
Parallels, is called a Climate: These Climates be
sin at che Fquator; and Wvhen ve sochence Norrt
OE couch, cill ihe Day become halt an Ltoue longci
thanir was betore, cher Pay, ve are come nco itie
First elimate; when elie Days are an Four longer
chan chey are under che Equator, We are cometO
the Sccond Climate, etc. T hese Climates are 20
connred in Number 24, reckoned cach way 1
wards he POles.
chrec Torrs, a5 10 che Fallins oF chcir Strados.
I. Amphisciis ivtro are chose wvhich intrabit che
pictes, and conlequemty have chedunevice a Lca
in cheirZenich; ac which cime cher are Ascii, I. c.
have no Shadons, the Sun beins Verrical cochem
These hare cheir Stradows cast eo the Souchward,
When che sun is in che Norchern Signs; and r0
chose wholive directly under che Linc) is, chacche  che Norchward, when che Sun is in chie Souchern
Inhabicanes hare no Lacicude nor Eleration of the
Pole; ther can nearte sec Boch che Poles oF che
Norid: AII che Scars in che Hlcavens do once in
24 Hlours, Rise, Culminare, and Sec wich chem
the Sun alivars Rilesand Descends at Rishr Ancles
ich che Florizon, which is che Reason chey have
alvays equal Day and Niehe, because che FTorizon
doch exactlys bissect rhe Cirele of the Suns Diurnal
Rerolurion.
2. A Parallet Sphere, is Wohere che Poles are in
ehre Zenith and Nadir, and rhe Equinoctial in che
FTorizon; Which is che Case oF such Pertons, it
ans such chere be, ho lire directy under che
North or Souch Poles.
And the Consequences ot such a Potrion are
Thar che Parallels oF che Suns Declination will 21(0
be Parallels ot his Alcirude, OF AIMACANEEIS, Ce
chem. The Inhabicanes can sec only such Stars as
are on their side che Equinoctial; and cher must
have6 Monchs DaY, and6 Monchs concinual Wigh
every Vear; and che sun cani never be hishet
rich ehem chan 23 Deprees 30 Minures (wtich
noc so hieh asir ir wirh uS On February POTh.)
3. Sit Crique Spte, Wale he Pole is eler
ced ro any Number ot Deorees lels chan 90: ABd
consequeney che Axis oF che Clobe can never be a
Righr Aneles ro, nor in che Florizon; and che F.
quaror, and Parallets of Declinarion, Will aII c
ae Hhorinen Obliguely. Cconi henee ie radeo
Name.
Siens, reckoned in respect ot them.
2. Feteroscii, voto arerhose wohole Shactons Tall
but one vaz; as is the Case oF all such as lire be-
trcen che Tropicks and Polar Circles: For cheir
Shadons ac Noon are alvars eo che Northmard in
Norch Lacicude, and r0 che Souchward in Sourte
Tatimude.
Places oF che Farth chat lic betveen the Polar Cir.
cles and che Poles, and cheretore hare their Sha.
dons Fallins all manner ot Wazs, because the Sur
ac Lome rimes ot che Lear soes clear round about
chem.
Lhe mablatuo o ene Latulus dl Lelscie 
anortier, are also divided into chree CorS.
Parallet (nor a Creat Circle) are vet attec 
sice ro one another; che one beins Lalt or Wel
trom cheorher exactly 180 Degrees, Which is cheir
Difference oF Congitude: Nom chese have chelame
Lariende and Lenorh OF DayS and NIOHES, BUE ex
actly ac concrary Times; For when the Sun Risert
20 che one, ic sers ro che orher.
Jhe latabicanes os eté Paria ave divided ine
Forrid Zone, or live betwveen the Eguator and Tro-
2. Periseii, are suet Pertons thac intabic chole
2. Periaecei, woho are such as inhabirins che lame
2. Aao o aC MMMabaties ot aen
ad  Melet d demicircle otthe lame Meridian.
cowacds _e Norb, aud ille ocher rovacds ue
douct.
do lic ac equal Distances trom the Equator; One
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