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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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Par, 15 etic Excels oF Crariiy in any Body abore
che Specitick Crarier oF che Fluid, Wvhereby ic
rends donnrards more chan the Ambiene Fluid
aloch.
In reterence rO Ahsolute Gravity; the Parts OC aII
Fluids, and all Bodies, do really Gravicare in cheie
proper Places; and theretore by cheir joyne weishes
do makce che eishr ofthe whole. For every hea
y Whole; is an hearr Bodr, a5 ve tindby Expe
rience in Vessels silled wich all kinds oF Liguors
and ehie weiphe of any Wtiole is equal eo, because
compounded ot, ihe Weirheot allits ParES.
The lairer kind of Craries is such, char in rete.
eence ro ic, Bodies donoc Gravitare in cheir Places,
oe racher do nor, wrhen compared one vich ano-
cher, prepravitate; buc by hindrins one anocher in
their murual endearour ro descend, do remain in
cheir propet Places, aII one 25 iE they WerC HOE
heary ac all. Those chinss which do not pre. gra-
vicace in che Air, Wacer, (90. che Vulsar Talce 10
have no Grariey; and only judsc thole ro be hea-
vy Bodies irtrich cher sec pre-gravicare or descend,
becausethey cannor be supporred by che ordinary
Gravication oF the Fluid, Or by ies pressure all man-
ner OF WvaYS.
So ehac che Norion oF Weighe amons che Vulsar,
is onty che excels of any Bodies weiphe abore hac
ehe Air. And consequenur cher accoune thole
Thines co be Lisht, Wwhich beins lels heary chan Air,
are supporred by ic, or buoyed ux in ic.
Vhereas chele Comparatively Lighc Bodies arc
nor lo really; since in Vacuo, it hachbeen found b3
Experimene, chat cher descend as Fast as other hea
vy Bodies do in che dir, (Vid. MP. BorléS Expert
mento of his Air-Pump.)
The Properries of Gravitr, are very vell enumerate
by Cape. Faller, in Numib. 179. OE Philosophiea
Transactions.
Thacby ic all Bodies descend comards a Poinr.
Wwhich cirher is, or is very near to the C enErC OL
Morret (in chose Places) betore ches ill srvins
Seconds.
1. Gravity equally asecto III Bodies; Withoue
regard cirhereo Fheir Dulk, Firure, OE Matter.
Sc
chac abstractine from ehe Resiltence ot che Medium.
The most Compact and Loese, ehie Great est and Smal-
test Bodies rould descend equal Spaces li egual
Times; as appears from ehe quicl descent oF ver)
lighe Bodies in che exhausted Receirer. ee
a very great disterence may be obserred betwvin
Graviey and Magnerism: Ihe lacrer affectins only
Tron, and chac rowards its Poles, che Former all B0.
dies alike in creer parc.
TTence also itiaz be concluded, chere is nO Such
chins a5 Posicire Lerier, ehose chinso wtich appear
Liche, beins onls comparatively 10. And wtere
a5 sereral chines rise and svim in Fluids, ris onte
because chey are noc, BuIK For BuIK, (0 heary ad
those Fluids: Nor is chere aoy realon wrhy C’ork
For Instance, Bould be Caid ro be Listit, becaule ir
Cvims on Wacer; any more chan tron, becaule is
Will (vim on Mercury.
and decreales as vou alcend trom the lenere ot
the Farrh; and nac in Proporrion ot che squares
ot the Distances cheretrom reciprocally: S0 as for
Instance, at a double Distance eo have bur a quar-
ter ot theforce, (9c. Which is hishlr agrecable re
Realon; because ihe Gravicatine or Aucractins
Pover must nceds be exerred more vigoroust it
a small Sphere, and more Fecbly in 2 Greater, in pFO.
porrion, 25 ic is contracted or expanded: Where
fore lecins the Surtaces ot Spheres are ro one ano.
cher as che Squares ot cheir Radii, clicir Porver al
sereral Distances will be as tte Squares of thole
Distances reciprocally; and chen iis whole Action
upon each Spherical Surtace, be ie oreat or small
will be alvars equal.
Nagnitude ot ehie Farth and Sea; abour whichthe l Parr ot sus Book de aoo scillatorion thew
Sea forms ic self inio a Spherical Surtace, and che
Prominences oF che Land, considerins che BuIK O
rhe Whole, disser bur insensibly cheretrom.
by Expeens on accuraless alle, Ma s
yis chaltorce by wntrich a Body placed any ertiere
che Centre atcercherare oF 15  OF Paris Feer in 2
2. Tal ns Lo  Cee i lixed wichin rhic Second of Time.
Fariti, or 2F least hath been (0 ever since we hare
any Auchenrick Fistorr. For a Consequence ot
ies Mistins cho never (o siccle, ivould be ille over
RovinS ot che Lo.Lands on chat side che Globe
rowards which ic approached.
Andchis he chinks vould velL accOnnE For che
Tnirersal Deluse: Toharethe Cenrre oi Gravi-
Cale, in Vegeration, Wvhere che Sprours cend dire-
ration co beremored for a Y ime romardschemidale aly upwards, or asainAt che Perpendiculdi.
OF chethen Inhrabired Woria.
And he Caith, That 2 CHanSC OF itS PlaCC BUE
rhic 2000ch parr ot rhe Radius oF our Parrh, vould
besufticienero lay che Tops oE che hiphest Fills un-
der Water.
ere ot ihe Lat,  Lo t Oarus 1o. al1)
equal.
5: Thac this Porver encreales a5 you cl
NIP. Fugens in etie last Propolicion oF t Fourct
near the Surtace ot che Parth is impelled towards
The veer Tearned and Ingenious C apt. TTalley, in
his Dilcourte aDDur the CAuI et SPHIIBS, in Phit
Transact. N. 192. leems eo chink, chac there may
De toe Macter which may have a Conatus direct.
IY COnEPAEY EO TMaL OF GFAVE ; 25 IS, LaHH MC, CII
S. Lhac in all Places equi distane trom the Cen-
Duc indeed alPlaces on the Farrtis durlace, arc
noc ac egnal Dictances tromche Cenrre; becaule
as LI. Vemron hach. Poree, cn eGcabrial ParES
CRAVITZ ot Bodies, is cirlier specisick, Or Al
solutes Sec Specifick Cravity
GRFAT- BEAR. Sec Ersa Major.
GREAT CIRCLES of ihe Globe, OF Sphere, are
those Whose Plane parsins chro the Cenere oF che
Sphere, divides it inro rivo equal Parrs or Temi-
Ipteres; ot which chere are Six deavon on che
C. lobc; viz. The Meridion, Eorizon, L quator, F
cliprick, and the cuvo Colures; Wvhich leo.
CREEN-CTOTHL, Or Countins-Fouse of the
Rines FToustold, is (0 callect, becaule che Pal P
are Comeching higher chan che Polar Pares; che dit- Rands alwazs corered wich a Creen-Cloth: Llere lii
Ference berveen che Larins Drauat an AriS DC-
the LordScervard, Treaturer ot the F. inss Foules
contumea by ihc Decetinu de Mlutali d tetcu. Elertis et he Coreeni llorh, and LW0 CtertS LOr
ETOHtEFS
ing abouE 34 Fnglist Ntincs, ne uc . COOHCI, LMaEL et M LLBC CeLI,