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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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AEE (Ox a - F= 0) = 2O2 RisHE Anple, becanse ) usuallY made in Diuches full oF Warer, ance
in 2 Semicirele; and f must bc half a Rishe serre rorhe lame purpole as False Braies. Thele
Angle, because o beins in che same Segment, is
Lunettes are composd ot uro Faces, wvtict
equal 10 d, and consequener is hale a Rishe torm a Rc entrins Ansle; and cheir Plartorm
Anele; Wherefore s allo must be half a RighE
Ansle, (because n 15 a Rishe Ansle by Con-
Pruction) and consequeny f must be halF a
Rishr Ansle: Wheretore the RighE AMBlC aCF,
and rhe Righe Linc BC, and allo che Sesment
BDG, are all bissected.
2. Also ihe chree Triangles, G F B, F C F
and EFR, are Ioscelar aud Rectansled;
cheretore cach one must be rhe hale oC 
Square.
Theretore GB: E B: : V2: V2. Becaute
che Square ot CB = tvice che Square OF E B.
4. Consequeny theSeoment, on  B, ro chac
OnFB: : 2: 1, becaule they are similar Seg
beins ortr Tvelre Foor wide, is a licle raised
abore the Level of the Wacer, and hath a Pa-
rapet chrec Farhom chick.
LONDLK, che tame wich Lunes; wtick
Scc.
LOPIA, is a Fumor, or Promberance, aboue
25 bis a5 a mall sorc of Bean; Pome take ic FOx
a Meliceris, Ochers for a Canelio. Blanchard.
LOPDS, a Souchern Constellarion, consistine
OF EVO StarS.
LOPOS, a PoHOE Canteer in che Thighs and
L.e85. Blanchard.
POST. HF a Stix beet cicher 10 Scarbeard
Ot Port, theSeamen Car chatMe hath a Lust tMaL
var; and cher Car (0, tho ic be occasioned on-
5. Theretore = OF one (D BF) = che whole IY by che Shoorins OE her Ballast, Ox by etie un
MeNIS.
ocher F B; which beins cakren trom che Trian-
ele, and added ro che Lune, che whole mustbe
equal.
equal stominz oF Phines in her Hold. Tho tis
inore properls Caid ot a Shrip, when Me is in-
clined ro heel any way, upon ilc Accoun oE her
And cheretore ihe Friangle B E. F is equal Mold Or Mate.
EO the PArT OF rhC LunC. O. F. D
The Ground ot all wrhich is this, Thac the
Arsle BC P. beins ac the Cenrre oF one Circle,
and ac the Circumterence oF the other; the
Line F D C must divide the Ouadrancal AFK
A C B in che Tame Proporrion a5 ic doth the
Semi circular one B F A: Whence Follous che
squalier oF the Segments B F. and BD F, On
ertich all depends.
LOTATION, is a cementins oF Chrmica
Vessels close rogether
EVTF (in ChrmiAer) is chac where-
with che Chymists join together the NeckS Ob
the Retorrs and Receivers, or Wherewich chey
coat over the Bodies oF GlalS RCtOKIS, 10 lave
ehem from beins melted in verr violent Fires.
Thefollorino Composition Lemery commiends
aS g00d Lute. Take oF Sand, Drols oF Tron
6. And since the A B C A = ro the whole and POrerS Farth in Porder, oF each sire Pounds;
Cune BF A C B BY N. 3. TiS easie ro cake Forse dung cur small, a Pound; pordered Glals
thence a Parr (a5 the Friansle BO C) equal and Sea- salc, of cach Four Ounces. Temper al
co the assioned Porrion oF che Lune. For ha- chese ell rich Water, and chen wich che Past
vins lec Fall a Perpendicular From E, eo And che
Poine O, dra OC. ICay, che Friangle BOC
EO A B E F, and consequener r0 che Seg-
menE oF che Lune F BD
For the Friangles B C A and B F F are (1.
mitar, 25 beins cach the IIAIE OF a Square.
Theretore che Former is ro the Lacter as the
COaL FhC RCTOrES a5 Far aS rO haIF the NICCK; OL
Squares oF cheir Flomolosous Sides, i. c. in 2
Duplicate Retio OF B A eO B F. Thac I5, 25
ule ic to lure together (asther call ic) the NeckS
OF the Retort and Recciver. When tis dey, tvil
be exccedins hard; and cheretore ertien vou
would separare che Vessels, rou must vec it Arl
well with exccedins vec ClocHS.
The Lure wtich Lemery used himselt, Was
Only EVO PaTIS OF Sand and one OF Clay rem
Pered together in Wacer: Which will do vers
B A is t0 BO; by 8 e 6 EucI. The Friansle vell co join che Noles oF RerOrS, and their RC.
A C B also haring che Came Feighe with OBC
eviil bc co it 25 the Base B A co the BalC AO
By F P. 6 Fucl. Wheretore che Friangles A F F
and BOC harins che Came PropOrtion tO OnC
and che lame chins, are equal, bY 9 c. 5 F.UCl.
2
Wherelore re divide che Lune accordine 10
any siven Ratio, vou necd onlr diride che Dia-
ceivers in the Distillarion oF Volacile Spirits, (9C.
Wrhen rou distil by che Alembick, Or Vesica,
er Copper Body, wich irs Flcad and Serpentine.
a vet Bladder ill serre verr well c0 lure che
Junctures oF che VesselS. Buc wten corrodins
Spirirs arc ro be distilled, twill be betrer ro ulc
chefolloins Lute. Take fine Flour, Slack d lime,
OF CaCH An OUnCC; POTeES FartH, Or PoWder
meter AB, accordins ro rhat Rario in rhe POinE OF POES, half an Ounce. Mate a moist PaA oL
O: Andtrom chence erectins a Perpendicular 10 chese rich Whires oF F59S, vell bearen betore
sind rhe Poine L, draw F C, wrhich Mall CuF OH) wrich a licele Warer, and this will Rop excced-
the Porrion of che Lune detired.
ins close. N. B. This may De very well uled t0
That Excellent Machemarician and Algebrist, stop ihe Cracks thac will otren happen in Class
NIr. Abr. de Moirre, hach in Philos. Transact. Vessels; and chere must be chree Lars oF he
NI. 265, Siren an AccounE oF che Dimension oF Past bound on with Paper
the Solids generated b)  Convertion oF Fyp-
Mr. Boyle recommends on Experience For this
pocrates his Lune, and of is Parrs abour several last Purpole, che Followins Composiion, viz.
Ares, Wih ihe Sutaces al setterared by Tuch 600d Ouick lime and Scrapines ot Cheele
pounded in a MOrtar, Wwith as much NVatex 25
Wwill just brins che Mixture 10 a TOFE PaA; then
spread ic on 2 piece of Clorh, and appIV ic, 25
hereot che l’araper ralies up chrec. They are
Occation requires.
LVKATION, a Tem in Chirurecry, is ehe
Bitocas
I.
Convertion.
IDNETTES, in Fortification, are Fvelopes,
Counterzardes, OE NTONnES OT Farth cast up De-
LosC e Curcam adou sire Fachens I breadch,