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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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disterent Solurions: So that the Poine wtich is p oF che HOnE, Or elsenhere. This Lodgment
o relolve the Problem mas beinaissereney ta- consists oE all che Macerials that are capable ro
sen wichin a cerrain Pxrenc; a5 suppose any
make Resittance, viz. Barrels and Cabions oE
nhere in such a Tire, wirtim such a Plane Fi Farch, Pallisadoes, Woolpacts, Mantelets, Fa5
sure, (5c. Which is called a Geometrick Place
ard rhe Problem is Caid co be a local Or indeter-
mined onc. And chis Local Problem may beci-
S0ts, ec.
LOC and Los. line. The Log aboard a Strix
is a piece oF Board ox Wood about7 or 8 Inches
cher simple, Whenche Poine soust is in a Rishc Lons, ol a Friansular Figure, and wich as muctu
Line, Plane; wrhen the Point Toughe is in the Lead cast into ic at one end, as Wwill serre to
Circumference of a Circle, Solid; when the make ic svim upriotr in the Water; ac che
Point required is in che Circumterence ot 2
Conick Section; Or lasIy, Sursolid, When the
Point is in che Perimeter ot a Line oF che Second
Cender, as che Ceometers call ir.
FOCHL, Or Loboch, ehe same viet Eclegma.
LOCHIA, are the natural Pracuarions 0
Nomen in Child-bed, aster the Birch ot che
Faerus, and the Exclusion ot che Membranes
calid Secundina, Or the AEter-Birrh
LOCRER, in a Ship, is a lcind oF BOX Or
Chest made alons che side oF a Stip 1O DUT OF
so anz chins in.
ocher end oE which is fastred a mal lons Line
cassed the
EOC Line, whick is vounet about 2 Reel For
char purpole, six d in che Callary oF che Stip.
This Line, for abour 10 Farhom trom che L05
hath, or oushe rohare, no Knors or Dirisions
because (0 much Mould be allowed For the L085
beins clear ouc ot che Pddr ot che Ships Walie
betore cher rurn up che Ola(S: Bur etien che
EnOES Or Dirisions begin, and oushr to be aF
Least 50 Foor from one anorher; cho ihe com
mon erroneous Practice at Sea is to hare chem
LOCKINCNvecl, SeC Connt HBeel, a Ferm buE aE 7 F. achom Or A2 FOOE distance.
in Wacehr- Work.
LOCK Spit, a Term in Forisicacion, signi
Frins the (mall Cut Or Trench made wick a
The Dse ot this Cos and Line is ro keer an
Acconne and make an Fstimare oF che Stixs
Way: FOr aS many KEnOIS a5 run out in an halE
Spade, to mark ouc che frst Lines of ans Work Minure ot Time, (Which cher meature by a
chac is ro be made.
LOCDLAMENTOM in Boranicks, i5 2
Flaltminure Clals) (0 many Miles dorher ac-
conne che ship r0 Cail in an FTour; or so many
licrle distinct Cell or Parrition wichin the com- Leagues and Miles dorh she run in a Wacch:
mon Capsula seminalis oF any Planc; 25 chose AS is there be recred our 4 KnOrS in halF a
Wichin che Sceds oF Poppies, Co)C. DY which one
Minure, che Thip runs 4 Miles an FTOUT, OF
Parcel oF ihe Scedo is Kepr distinet From ano- 5 Lergues and PMile in a Wacch.
pher
LOCDS, Orche Place ot any Body, is rietulus
The Practice oF hearins che L05, i5 srA 10
let ir donn into the Wacer, and then 1o let it
by MII. Nemcon distingnited into Absolure andrun 2WraY (O FaF aS EO BC OuE OF the Fddr ot che
Relative. And (o ouetr Space ro beaccounred:
For che
LOCOS absolurus or Primarius ol any Body
lS ThaL ParE OF che Absolure and Immorable
Space, o extended Capacir to receire aI B0.
dies, urtiichi chis incividual one rates up. BuI
he
LOCDS Relativuem ox Secundarius, is chat ap.
parent and sensible Place in Wvhich a Body is de-
Ships Watce; and then one having an LTaIE
minure Cilals in his Fland, curns ic ux jusc when
the frst VnOr runS OH the Recl; (tho fome
curm up che Clals just wrhen the Los rouches chc
WVater) and then the Line runnins casils OA
irhen the Gla(s is out he cries, Scop The other
AopSthe Rcel, and then they coune the KENOIS
run out; and it ther can be (0 exact, 25 10 ac
coune che odd Feer, which che Line Mall run
termined co be placed in by our selres, and out abore ans Knoc, they oust to accoune
Wwich relation ro ocher adjoinins or concisuous 5 Feer For a P’ench pare oF a Mile more: And
Bodies
LOCOS apparens, 2 Ferm in Opricts, sec
apparent Place os any Object. Tis also in AArO
noms chac Place in Wrhich ans PlaneE OF Star
appears, when vieved trom an Ere acthe len
sible Florizon.
LOCOSIA, arc the Beards and pendutots
Sceds oF Oars, and oF the Cramina paniculata:
eo rhich the Boranicts gave chis Name, From
cheir Fixure, Which Comerhins resembles that ol
a LOcust.
ChuS, IE 3 IENOES 45 Feer run out in an halF Mi
nuce, che Strip soesat the rare oF 3 Miles 9 Pencts.
in an Hour
Nou iho ehis ac best be buc 2 precarious
ar, ris horverer che most exact ot ans in ule
and much betrer than chac oE che Spaniard.
and Porcurals, Who suels ac che ShixSWay by
xhe runnins of the Lroth Or Warer by the Strix
side; Or Than chac oF the Outch, Wvto usc 1O
heare over a Chip inco the Sea, and (0 eo num-
ber hour mans Paces ther can Walk on che
Deck wrhile the Chip Cvims or passes between
any cvo Martes or BOlc-heads on the side. And
keepins an Account oF a Shixs Cailins by chC
L05 i5 This:
L. Thac s oE our Enslist Fcet make a Pacc.
and r000oE Tuch Paces a Mile, and 60 ot suctu
Miles 2 Deoree, and consequens 2 Desree
vould contain 300000 Fcet. Bur chis is erro-
neous on al Accouns; for there are both 106
eaceo ie a dtiles are qu suet tiles 
le in a Codlotbas. N a Bserct. pe ae borcomel eiee
.Bu
LODCMEN T in Militarr AHairs, is Comerimes
an Encampment made by an Armr; Or olle
ic is a Retrenchment dus For a Corerr or Shel- the Cround and Reason oF ehis Practice ot
cer, wtett c Courcersearp or Tome orher Post
is gain d: Ir is also caten For che Place wrtiere
che soldters quarrer amens che busets elaet
in Fluls, Baraques, OF Pents.
LODOMENT of an acrack, is a Work cast
p by che Besieoers, durins cheir Approaches in
a dangerous Post, Where ies absoluretr necellars
20. secure chemselres against che Fnemies Fire;