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ocher chan a Tablc of Longicudes, ansiverins ro  der thac, and sublimare ic again, and a Third
each Minure ot Lacicude on che Rhumb Linc, rime, il sou nould hare it very whice: Thus
makins an Ansle of 45 Degrees with theMc.
ridian: Wheretore che Meridian Line is no
ortier than a Scale oF Losarichmick TansenES,
oF che hale Complemenes oE the Lacicudes
Whence he deduces rhe folloins
COROLL ARIP S.
P. Becaule thar in erery Point of any Rhuml
Fine, cie Ditterence ot Laricude is tothe DC-
Parcure a5 che Radius 10 the Tangent ot the
Angle thac Rhumb Line malces wrich cheMeri-
dian; and those equal Departures are every
evhere ro the Disserence ol Lonsitude, a5 the
Radius co the Secant ot the Lacirude: IF FOl-
Jows, thac the Disterences of Lonsitude are on
any Rhumb, Logarichms oF the lame Tangents,
but of a disserent Species; beins proportioned
Wone drocter, a5 are the Pansents oF che AN-
eles made ich che Meridian.
e2. Flence any Scale et Logarichmick Fan-
genes is a Table oE cheDiterences ot Lonsitude,
is che stronges Poison, perhaps in NVaLuTC; COr
rected inco a verr genele and uletul Medicine.
by addins more Mercurr to it. The Realon ot
irhich scems ro be, Phac by chese Neu Subli-
marions, the Corrodins Acids oE the Sublimare
have cheir Poins broken, and perhaps lome ot
them loaded ith che Addlition ot more Mercu-
er, and (0 cane aet wich the Came deleterious
Force a5 ther did betore.
MERCDRIOS Vitae. Sec Algorot.
MERCDRY. Accordins cOM. Castini, che
Grearest Distance ot Mercury trom the Farth is
32704, the mean Distance 22000, and the least
Dittance +r296 Semi diameters oF ihe PartH:
Theretore his mean Distance will be aboue
88000000 Englim Miles; and the Diameter ot
Mercury i53 OF the Diamerer oF the Farch, anc
theretore che Globe oE Mercury must bc 3 ot
thac ot the Barrh.
NIr. AZout pretends EO PFOVe, That tho Mer-
cury be l0 near che Sun, the Lighe chere is nOt
capable oE burnins any Objects. BurME. Nem
ton makces che Tleat oF Mercury (0 great, 25 10
ro several Lacicudes; uxon some decerminare
be Seren times as much as theElear ot our Sum
Rhumb ox ocher: Anci Theretore, as che Tan- mer Sun; Which he found by Experiments de
Bent of the Angle oF Such Rhumb, 10 che Tan-
setieoF any orher Phumb; (o the Ditterences ot
Etie Losarithms ot any tvo Tangenes, to the
Ditterence oF Longitude on the proposed Rhumb,
intercepted becwrcen the truo Lacicudes, ot whole
hals Complemenes vou rook che Losarictm
TAnGENES.
NERCATORS Sailins, is the AI OF findins
on a Plare the Notion ot a Strip uxon any al
signedy made by che Phermolcope, is enonghro
make Wacer Boil. And cheretore it Bodies
Will noc be chere entindled by such a Degrec ot
Hlear, ic must be because their Degree oF Den-
suy is proxortionably grearer chan char ot such
Kinds ot Bodies on our Karch: Wheretore to bC
sure chis Pierr Planet is uninhabicable by such
Creatures as lire on our Farrt.
Capr. TTalley, in his Obserration oE Mercurs
signd Courle, etue in Longicude, Lacicude, and seen inihe Sun, 1. D. 1677, aESc. TTdlena, Caich,
Distance; the Meridians being all parallel, and
the ParallelS oF Laricude Scrair Lines. Ine WV ay
to do this, rou have betore in MercatorS Chart.
MERCDRY, accordins torhe Chrmists; is
the Third oF cheir ssypostatical Principles; and
is the same wwirh wrhat we cal Spiric; wotich
sec.
MERCVRTES of Metals, are Things muct
bonsted os by che Chrmists; bur they deliver
the Processes oF makins them (o obscurely, thac
ave have just Reason ro beliere they had nc
Mind ro be disproved by beine understood.
TetMI. Da un us CaPretH, thac he Merred
a certain Chrmist oF his Acquaintance a WV 2Y
to deaw a true Runnins Nercury, Or Onick
Elver, rom Antimons; and thac it succceded
vell.
Thacchis Planer may be seen Nine times in the
Sun, near the ACcendins Node, A. D. 1710, 1723,
1736, 1743, 1756, 1769, 1776, 1782, 1789, ir
October; and Four rimes near che ocher Node
in the MOntH OF April; A, D, 1707, 1753, 27867
2799; all wichin this Century.
Dr. Grecory, in his Compararive AAtronomy,
aE rhe End OF his Astron. Phys. C Geom. Flementa
considers wrhat Phaenomena in theFlcarens vould
appearro an Eye placed inchis PlanetMercury, viz
P. Thac the Dinmerer ot che sun seen From
thence, would be creble oF whar it is seen From
the Farrh, Decause chac Planet is chrice as near
to it as ve are; and consequenty the sun s
Diste to an Fye there, Will be Seven times as
Ercat 25 Wtrat ic appears to us; and all ortier
thines considered, the Liche and Ilear in Ier-
cury viil be sepcuple ot ours, ae some rimes
Mercurus from the Sun; For his Orbie is the most
Excentrick oF any oF the Planets.
2. The Grariey oF Mercury cowards che Sun
will be Seven times grearer chan in the BarI.
The Densiey oF Mercury, and consequeney che
as che Craries oF che Planet rowards the Sun ?
Buc horvever, in Prop. 43. Lib. 3. Schol. he
Meirs 2 Way eo guels Aanalogically ac ic. Ar.d
O donbr this Planet is much denser chan xtC
Larch, becaule ot che Orer. proporrion ot Hedb
Elins avas all chacis nor Wtuce, and chen pon) chere.
MLEHCORIS Dulcis, Or Siveer Sublimate
OF Nercury, by the Chymicts Pomerimes called Bur these Onaliries will De much intended ane
Aquila alba, is hus made. Sixreen Ounces oF remisted, accordins ro the diverse Distance ot
Sublimare Corrolire beins porderd in a Ctalo,
Ot MMarble Morrar, (for ic must nerer be done
in 2 ACCaMe OnC) IS muxed by SCEC ana HILISC
wich JWelre Ounces of Mercury revired NOI
Cinnabat, Ces pure Mercurr:) Lhe MixcuseIs
de Mercury dilappear; rhien tis puc into 2) irs Centre, cannor (o accurarelr be decermined,
Matraso, cvo Thirds, oF irhich remain cmiper:
LHC Vesset is heared in Sand, genely ac Arst,
Dut atcermard che Fire is encrealed ro the Third
Oestec. In jour or sive ITours the Sublimare
sirred abour rich a Wooden Pestle, riII all the Crarier of Bodies placed on irs Surtace, rowards
Wii Rick 10 che Top and Neck ot the C la(s: