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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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the Bieness oF the Brigre Bumine Spoerin ils pCenrro oF Radiarion, as the Squares oto suct
Focus, and cho chere De a’Macled Spade Tound Distances reciprocally. Sec Ouality
ehe brighe Speck, as before, et re Thallnorbe
sensible oF any Increase cicher oF Licht Dr Leat;
which plainty Mews, chac this Therease oF Lisht
LIn che French Memoirs ol the Royal Academy
OF ScienceS, FHerC IS AN ACCOUNEOF 2 Ne The
Ory OE Lieht wtrich iS Rarred BY M. Malebranche. L.
(Wrhen the GlaIS is alL barC) procceds trom ihe Ile chinks Liste and Colours eo arise trom Vi-
crodins rogerheri ofethose Rays lchate vould
brations ot che insensible Parts ot Bodies, a5
hare faslen on che rest oF the Cla(S, and Which
Sounds do: And cheretore, accordine co che
vore nor TheCila(S interposed) ouid tare Desrée ot the Rapidier oF the Morion DF Theh
Fallens on= the Maded Space round abour the
brishe Speck.
There lcems but om Obsection against wtar
is here laid donon; and that is, THAE LiChH iS
increased by Reflection, ithout depririns ans
Place oF che Lisht ic ould ochervise receire
ox wwichoue bringins ro che entixhrned Parr ans
Licht chac vouid ochervise elcape it, or never
come ac ic Buc it re consider the MaLrCK
more accentirelz, we Mall Aind ic ochervile.
For supposo an Hole of a Foor square in the side
OE a Chamiber, and chac a Candle vere placed
close c0, and just betore the Midale oF chis
Fole; chere is buc halt, chis Candle chat nom
enligtirens chis Room, the ocher hale ot ies Rays
proceedine directr out ac theHole: Let no 
Looking-slals be placea, 10 as sult ro tIl ux chis
FTole THC Hass Wtuch betole nould hare sone
Paris oF à Luminous Body, ic will appeat ens 1
liotitenedmore or less; and in leNer Destees BF s
nous, buc of luch and such ColOurs.
arim
Rhornon
FIKE Ouantities, in Mlcebra are TucH QS Lt
exprels d by ehe Came Lerrers equasy rexeared IH5 
each Ouantier. ThuS 2 b and 3 b: and 9
and 3f are lite Quantities ; BUF 2b and 3BB
and 9 f and 3fff are untike ones. Because
the Ouanciries have nOL evers where che PaMe
Dimentions, nor are che Leers equa ses
Peated.
FIKE Siens, in Alrebra, are When BocH ate d
Atrnarive, Or BOth PseCatIVE = BuT is ene BeO
Affirmacire, and the ocher Négarire, thes aer
unlike Siens. Thus I 6+ a ad js d Hade
like Siens; bur 9f and - qf hare untite
Siens.
TTTKF Fieures, in Geometrys ate fuch as trare
their Anles equal and the Sides abour ThesCOn
equal Angles proporrionalLc
TLIKE Ar_s, in che Projection oE che Sphere
in Plano, are Parts of Lesser Circles, containine
an equal Number oF Decrees rich thecorres
Dondins AckS Ol Crcater Cries.
LIILE Solid Fieures, in Ceomerry, are Tuch ase
are contained under like Plates, equal in Num
Der.
LIMBER Holes, in a Strip, dre licele sguare I.
Foles cur in che borcom of all herOround. Lim
bers ane FIOOkS about Z’Or 4 IneheS (QUarE SI
Their Ose is co ler the Water ro the WN ell OF chen
Pump, prhich else lroulderest bereenchoser
Timbers where the R ecl- R Ope runS.
LIMB, sienisies che outermost Border or st a
duared PdseioF an Astrolabo, Or the LikC NTAThELYA
macical Instrument; or the Circumterence ot Mels
Primitire Circle in anz Projection ot itle Sphereint.
Plano: AI(O rhie oumosi Border OF the Sun sOPIB
Hoons Disk in an Felipse ofrcichiet Cuminary dur es
LIMIT of a Planet, is The Greatest Feliocen-
trick Latirude; Which sec. 10 00
LIMITATION oUssise, is Dcertaih Fimers
Tet dorn BV Stacures Whorein doNan Musra )S3L
ledse himsels, Oor his AnccstOr, cohave Béenl
Scired OF Lands, (ued For By A VriC OF AMNC. 1
TIMITED Problem (FOP SOTFraMMaTE MIE OLaNI
namsWordrordonne) signikessa Froblem hac
hach but ore orly Solurions iortwtich can Bolu
done but vnerohlr avar, 25 20makea Cirelos
pals chroughchree Poinee girens nor inolinohn
Riphie Fine; 0 adeseribe an Eguilatera l. Prianare
Ale on 2 Linc giren.
LINCH Dins, are those Pins That HCex On
the TruCKS Or Wheels oF the Carriage OE 2
Piece oF Ordnance.
LICFVS, ihe same vich fclesma, votist
our ac che Hole, are no reffected into che
ROOm W thac che Flemissese withour che
Chamber, irtuch as enliohrned WsII cheHIole
contituled open, is non robbed ot IES LIgHI, and
au This Lighe is no restected io ies RoOm
Wheteos the averse sde ot ihe Flame is made 10
entighren, 25 wrell 25 che side directt expoled ro
the Chamber. Whac is said ot chis Calc, 125
Be aCCCHOcaLe 1OAII: FOr (0 a Loohins- olal5
rins horizoncal, and retlectins thesun-Deams
co the Crelins ot the Room, does plaily hinder
the direct Proorels OF he Larsto sone orher
Part, and consequen ) robs tMat PArE OF irs
LighE. Chis is evidenc, bs luppouls an Hote
Oehind che Clals, as in che formier Cale.
From Whence ris manitest, hon vaus ches
accempe wrho oHer ac increasins Lisht unisorly
thac ls equally chroushour che whole Sphere 6
a Luminous Body, or Radiarins Poul. Sieh
aie the Prerences ot chole chac wonla peltracle
che Worla oF Concrirances for manine the
inall Flame dF a Lamp entiehcen stronsly a
Whole Chappel- HTall, Ox Courr, by beins huns
ux in The midstcMereOF. For chele Thines are
impossible to be effected in Nacure, and chey had
a5 Wvell pretend EO Creare LighF) For there is no
ortiet luas oE increasins i1 untels by robbins
anothier Place of ils Lighe, and then tis noc uni
formlys increased. We have a verz sensible In-
Rance. oF. chis. in che Nem- invented Lanthorns,
now much used in London, wrhich, by che Con-
rex-glasses in their sides, do Arongly chron those
Rars alonq che WV alles oF the Passengers, which
ould ochermile (avere che Classes avar, and
theround tloles letr open) be spenc on l’arrs ol
the Strcets nor Frequented; Wvhereby the un-
erodden Pares oF the Streers are robbed ot cheir
Ligle, nore Arongly eo supply and entisten
che Pachs where che Lictu is requisice.
The Incensene(s oF Lighe (25 al(o OF FICaE)
is alivays proxortionable ro the Dentiey ol che
Rays chat produce ic: And ihar Densier alwvars
d87
LINE. A Line in Ccometer, 15 a marces
extendea in PenscH onty; and id supposed id
Morior
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