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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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Non chele have the Came Degree oF Latitude, 1 by mrnins che Globe round abour, vor will see
BUIE COWAEAS COHETAEY ParES, thie one Northand che
other Souch; and cheretore must have the Scasone
oF che Vear directiy ae conrrary times ore ro he
other.
3. Anripadtes, vohio are such ad divell under che
Came Meridian, bur in curo oppotire and equi distane
Parallels, and in che civo oppolice Poines oF chole
aivo Parallels; (0 chac cher 80 Fcer asainst Fcer
and are distane from cach orter, an entire Diame
tex oF che Farth, Ox 180 Degrees, OF a Great
Circle.
These hare che lame Deoree ol Latirude, Bu
the one Souch, che ocher Norch, and accouncec
Erom the L.quator a quire contrary vay; and there-
Tore chese will hare all hines, a5 Day and Nishu,
Summer and Wincer, direetly Conrary r0 one ano-
Ther. 
P R O B L F M 3.
I To sind che Latirude os any Place.
Brine che Place l0 che Bralo Neridian, and che
Degrees ot char Circle incercepted berreen che
elace and che Equinoctial, are rhe Lacirude oFrhac
Place cicher Norch or Souch.
Then to hr the Globe Tochar che Wooden Torizon
ail represent che Horizon of chat Place, elevare
the Poleas mans Deorees abore che Wooden FTori-
Zon, 25 are the Larirude oE chac Place, and ic 1d
done; For chen will chac Place be in che L enirh.
IF alrer chis rou rectitie che Clobeco gny parri
cular Time vou may by che Index knowthe lime
oF Sun risins and Secrins ivith che Inhrabitanes on
hat Place, and consequeny che prelent L enso.
their Day and NViBhE, (96.
PROBLEM I.
To find che Longicude es Places.
Wrhac Places oF che Parch are in thar Parallel oF De
clinarion, (For chey will all come successire ly rorhac
Pecree oF che Brazen Meridian) and chole are rhe
Places or Pares ot che Larch ro Which che sun wis
be Ascii; chac 15, cheir creet Boaes al LVoBM W II
cast no Strado.
Brine che Places severallx ro che Brass Meridlan,
and chenthe Number of Degrees oE che Lquinodti-
al, wtrich are betureen the Meridians oF cachPlace,
are cheir Disserence os Lonsicude cicher Past 0n
Nest.
Bur it rou reckon it from any Place wohere
First Meridian is Supposed to be placed, vou mul
bring chac First Meridian co che Brazen one on the
Globe; and chen curnins chie Globe about, rill the
orher Place come chicher also, reckon the Number
OF Desrees ot the L. quinoctial, intercepred betrveen
that First Meridian, ard ehie proper onc oF chc
Place, and chac is che Lonsirude oC phac Place, ei
cher Falt or West.
PROBL F Bt sII.
For che Distances os Places on che Terrestrial Globe.
Sec che Problem on the Celeltial CODC, Let sina
ins ehe Distance bocreen emo Scars.
ili et
eR OB L F M 1V.
Problems on che Celestiat Elobe.
Suppose Maythe Lort, 170Y, the Surs Place 1O
be just at the entrance inco ihe Arst DeGrCC O
cemini.
L0 Bectifie ihe Clobe.
Orrorender ir in the General Ar t0 relolve any
Problem; Wtich Rectifiearion cheretore is alivays
supposed to bethe tirstchins done. Lodo which,
Brinsche SunsPlace, Found in the Feliprick on
the Globe, co rhe Meridian, and the FTour-Inde
E0 L2 ac NOOn.
P I OB. l. L Et IL:
For ile Sunis Declination.
Brinsche Suris Place for chat Dar (which here
and belo is suppoled to be giren) ro rtre Meridi-
on asbetore, and chen cheDegrees of che Meridian
reckoned trom the Fiquinoctiat cirher NOrtH OL
Souch, ave che suns Declination ar Hoon, cicher
Norrhi or South, accordins ro che Pime oF che
Tear, vi z. Trom March he roth 10 September etic
r2ch, Norch; and chence to March again Souch
Andthe Declination For May che Xort; will bc20
Degrees, and abour 12 Minures Norch.
P R OBE E NE HI.
For vis amplirude, cicher Risine or Sertins.
Brins elie Suris Place ro che FTorizon, cither on
cheFast ox West side, and the Degrees oF thettori
zon acconnced from the Fast Point, cicher Norrh
or Sourti, are che amplitude required, viz. May
theroch, elie Suns Amplitude, will be 34 Desrees
toche Notrk OF che Fast.
And at che lame rime von tave in elie ourer Cirs
dle ot Rhumbs che Point wrhich che Sun riles or Pers
upon; viz. H. F. by F. Or NV. WV. by W.
be Vertical chat Day; Whole Intabicans vill cher
 et
E ROBL F M 1
LL CD2. dtot t 1o
Lor h2s L1eh besibibo
Brins che Suris Place 1o thie Meridian, and ete
Humiber OF Degrees MCCCPICa BetWVCCH MhC BC
sirmins oF Aries, and chat Desree ot che Lquino
ctial Wrhlch comes to the Meridion vich che Sun, I
he  ascension.
T0 find mhat Places os the Larth the Sunis Verticat Desrées roDe an Flour, and every Desreero bea
1o at any time assiened.
IF pou vould have il in Fime, aeCOUHE CVerY 15
Nimures.
Brins che Suns Place Found in che Fctiprick on j N. B. The ReaIon oF bringins the Suns Place
che Lerreltrial blobe, 10 che Brazen Meridian, and ro che Meridion in ihis Problem 15, 1O laDe M
pore rohas Dexsee ot che Meridian ic curs; ihen Troubse ol purcins che Clobe incoche Poluion e i
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