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betiocen i and 10, and 10 in all 999, which (che Year 1350, bue mistaties ic for 2 Trearise oF
I5 nOF Che BVinth PAEE OF EHC FOKIeF.
In Phil. Frans. XI. 245. i5 a Ouadrature o
rhaL ParE OF Space contained betVeen any rvO
Ordinares of this Curve, and the Abscissa; by
Alsebra.
Thus also Shaterly, in Tabulae Dritannicae, hach
a Fable of Losarithms adapred to Sexagesima
Fractions, Wrhich cheretore he calls Logisticat
NIr. Zohn Crais. And Barrom in his Lections Losarithms; and the tixpedicious Arichmetick
hath carried ehe Marrer Farther. Sec in Philos
Trans. NV. 38. AN ACCOHHE OF a VerY ShONE W 2Y
oF atins Lozarichms: Conrrired by Nich.
Mercator; With DE. WVallisS Thouohus uxon ic,
and Additions ro it.
MIT. Fames Grecory alle, in his Vera Duadratu
ra Circuli O Fsyperbola, Princed ac Padua, A. D
2667. aPPIu M Ouacsature of the FIyperbola
eothe makins ot Locarithms, and computes the
Locarichm of 1OFO 25 PlaceS.
BUF OUF Learned C apF. Calley, in Phil. Trans.
NI. 276. gIres a Way, trom the bare Considera-
tion of Numbers ony, and wichal by che Help
OF AIr. Nemons damirable invention to sind the
oF chem, whichis by chis means obtained; and
by Wrhich all che Prouble oF Mulciplication and
Dirision is Paved, he calls Losistical Arithmericte.
Tho some by
LOOTSTTOKS, Will undertand che Airst Cc
nerat Rules in Algebra oE Addition, Substra-
ction, _c
LOTTOCHT, Or Loch, the lame wich Fclegma
LONCIMTES, Or TTastiformis, a Species ot
Comers relembline a Lance or Spear: Irs Feac
is oF an Elliprick Form, and ies Pail or Scream
OF RayS, vers lons, chin, and poinred ac che
end
TONO Accent, in Grammar, Mews that the
Enciae oF che Members oF any Porver (which Voice is ro Kop uxon the Vorvel thac has chat
ron have under rhe WVord Vnciae) most com- Mark, and ir is expresed thus (.
pendiousy to  ie Losarictms oF all NTum-
LONO- Boat, is the largest and Aronsest BOaF
bers ro abore 30 Places, wich more Fase and belongins to a Shrip, thac can be hoiled aboard
Expedition chan was erer donc betore. And he oF her: Is Ose is ro brins any Cioods, Provi
sires chere sereral Series for this Purpole, Lome Tion, (90. 20 or From the Strip; Or, on Occation
unirertas, lome applicable t0 one (orr of L05a
richms, and some ro anocher.
LOOMLLLHIMICK Curve, is the same wich
Pardies Lozarithmick Line abore described.
LOOTCK, is the ArE ot RighE Thinking, Od
usine out Rational Lacuns arighr. And thc
POIVeF Or Force oF Realom unassisted by AFE.
is called Natural Lorick.
-
20 land Men any irhere; ard parricularty 10
veioh che Anchor; For which end Me hach a
David ro be set over her Head, with a Shiver in
ic, in wrhich che Buoy-rope runs, to Weigh che
Anchor. Shre hach Mas, Sail, and Oars, a5
Ocher BOatS, 25 al(o her Tiller 10 che Rudder,
Which ansivers to the FTelm oF a Shrip.
TOTOANON, the last Ouc; sec Intestinum
Losick is derired from thole ReRexions which rectum.
Nen hare hade on che Four Principal Operations
oF ihc Mind, viz. Apprevenion, Fudement, Dis-
course, a Method or Disposstion; irtrich sec.
LONOIMETRY, is the Ar ot meaturins
Lensch or Distances: Or 1o takre che Distances
Ot Frees, Steeples, Or Tovers, Ec. Cither one Or
The Business of Lorick is chietly to teach us many together; For which Purposerhe Theodolite
hon comakce popec Animadvertions on theOpc.
rations t our Minds; and trom ils true VSc Wve
Fain chele Three Adrantages.
Firtu, We ale Thereby astured thac we makre a
rishe DSCOF our Realon: Lorthe Considerarior
ot Rules begers in us a more tervene Applica
rion ane allentire Indulery ot esle Mind.
Secondir, Lhac cherebs re more casily derect
and explain ehe Errors and Defects which ve
meet rich in the Operations of the Mind: FO
is reckoned ro be the best Instrument, Whereot
weil sire che follovins instances.
L0 measure one sinsle Distanct.
A5 suppose rou Atand at A, and would knon
che Distance 10che Trec at C.
I. Set vour Instrument ac A, laving the Index
Thiraly. Fhac e are Broughe ro a more ac-  wich Sishrs, on the Norch and Souch Diameter
2. Then trom A, meature any Number os Fect
Lards, or thelike, any War; 25t0 B 100 FOOr,
3. Lake rhe Ansle B AC, 120 deg. l0 MH.
4. Set a Marke ac A, and remore vouE InIEr
suppose ic Wao 10 canted trom a Creck LFCaLIC OF mene to B, and take the Angle A BC 50DC-
sesimal MulispCation vers accutates, alet et.) o sou sare au Oargue ansrea Lanste
riculed his B00IE AorEmn. LHIS HUchOF, Vossius whereinchere is siren che Angles B AC 120dc0
in his B0c de sciencis Machematici, places aboue l 10 mir. ABC 30 des. and ihe Dillance 
otcentimes Il Falls out, nat We discorer by the
MCeF LIBHE OF PTature he FauS, OF Ratiocina
tion; yel ale nor able to sire a Realon wohry it
is Falle. Phus they vrho lenon noc what bc-
lones t0 Paintins, may tatce Lxceptions at the
Delccts oF a Picture, tho ther are not able 10
rell che Reason why cher Aind Faule.
curate Knomledse oF the Nacure oF our VInder- and tuen ic abour rill chroush che Sishus rou lec
standino by these Rellexions upon the Opera- the Trec at C, there fix vour Instrument Fast.
rions ot  Mind; Which, is Wwe IOOK nO Far
ther than meer Speculation, is to be preferred
betore che Rnowledse of all Corporeal Things. and set ux 2 Mark at B
TOOTSTTCAL Arithmeticte, was formerty
ehe Arimerick oF Sexagelat FTaCHOHS, and which sec dowon.
uled by Astronomers in Mel Cascuracios. 
OnE Barlaamus Monaetias, WhO WVTOre aBOUESCXA- SFCCS.