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Ere OE The Farch abbu 603. oF rhe FarrhiS Semi-) is MoOred upon. Ther donc Cay a Stip is
roseconds, and iEs apparenEdiameteF aE a meaM
distance trom che Farch, L mabie 32 minures.
25 scconds.
The Amosphere oF ihe FarcH, by dispersine
and retractins che Suns Lighe, casts a Shacton as
is it vere an Opake Body, at least ro the heighe
OF 40 or 50 Geographical Miles (by a Ccoora
phical Mile, Imean che lixriech parr ot a Dc.
erec ot a great Circle, on the Parchs Surtace.
This Shado Fallins uxon che Pioon in a Lunar
Fclixse, makes the FarchS Strado De chelarger
Or broader. And ro cach Mile oF che Rarttis
Aemosphere, is correspondent a Second in the
Mcons Disk, (o that The Semi-diameter of che
Farchs Strado projected upon the Disk of the
Moon, is to be encrealed abour 50 seconds: Or
eotrich is all onc, in a Lunar Belipse, the IIori
zontal Parallax ot the Noon is to bc encrealed
in the RatIO et abOUE 70τ069.
Thus Farche Theory ofchis Incomparable Ma
chematician. And it ve had mans Places oF the
Moon accurarels obletred, especially abour her
Ouadratures, and these well compared wich her
Places ac che same tinte Calculated accordins 10
this Theory; ir would then appear wheches
chere ret remain any ocher sensible Eguations
wotich when accounred for, mighr serre 1o im
prore and entarse chis Theorr.
Dr. b, 3. . Lem. Phys. C Geor
Anchors oF a Ship (0, a5 is best and (atest For her
Riding. There are sereral wazs oE Moorine 2
Shrip. Sometimes chey Moor Ber a Thwart, b7
laving one Anchor on one side ot a River, and
anocher rishr against ic on the ocher side; in Or
dex to makie boch che Cables bear rogether, 2c
aveil ac Tide oE Ebb, 25 ac Flood.
Tdmore Alonest, is to lay one Anetter Lstc in
the midele ot the Scream, and anocher right 2
tread oF che Strip, Wrhich is done erhon they are
in danger ot dririns a Moar; For by chis means
boch her Anchors do bear rogether, and (0 will
Pare het  Latis on cicher Shont.
Yo Ioor Vater-sbot, Is E0 Moor a Strip in che
midale becween che EWO FOrMeF WaYS, Quarter-
ins 25 it vere, neither acrols the Tide, nOr 2-
Moored, untets Me hare aE least EVO ANCHOrS
out; exceptin one Cale, and chac is, wvhen tho
the hare but one Anchor out, vet chere is 3
Fraruser astroar; and chen ther Cay Me is NIOOT-
ed wich her Llcad ro the Stoac.
MOORSTIEAD, isthe IlCadOE a C OpPeF, OP
Glas. Still, Or Alembick, Wvhich is luced on 10
the Body, or Cucurbit; and hath a Beak, Nose.
or Pipe, 10 sec che raised Spiric run domn into
thC Receirer.
NOOT, is a cerm well understood in che tnns
OF COuTE, ro be thac Fixercile or Arguing ot Ca
les, which rouns Scudents pertorm at appointed
rimes, the berrer to enable them for Practice.
and Detence oF Clients Causes. In che Inns ot
Conrr, there is a Bayliff, Or Surveror of the Moots
rearly cholen by che Bench, to appoine che
Noor.men For che Inns oE Chancery, and to kcer
account ot pertormance ot Exerciles, both there
and in the Fouse.
MOOT.MESI, are those chac argue Readers
Cases (Or MOOr-C aseS) in the Houles ot Chan-
cery, boch in Term-rime, and also in Vaca-
TIOAS.
NIORAL Ouantity. Sec Ouantity.
NIORATDR, Or Demoratur in Lese, Signities
25 much as Ise demurs, because the Parry goes
noc formard in Pleadins, bur retts upon che
Judoment oFche Courr in che Poine, who delibe-
rate, and calre rime ro argue and adrise chere-
UpOn.
MORBOS Resius, che Pame hat teterus.
NIORTAR-PIECE, is a kind of rery MOKE
Piece ot Cannon, or Ordnance, chick ard vide,
proper for che dischargins ot Bombs, Carcasses.
Scones, (9c. Ic is ulually mounred on a Carri-
28c, the Whcels Whereot arc verr lorr. MI. An
aerson, in his Book oF che Cun, Cairh, That 30
Or 80 Decrees ot Lleration, is the bek For ren
drins Morrars serviceable, 10 cast Shells into
TOWNS, FOrES, (9C. And he Paich, Thar is MOr-
car pieces ivere all, as cher oustir to be, exactly
Similar, and cheir Requisires ot Porrder 25 che
Cubes ot the Diameters of cheir sereral BOres;
and if also their Strells, Bombs, C arcasses, (90
vere Similar, chen comparine litre wich like,
their Ranges upon the Plane oE che Floriron un-
der the lame degree of Elerarion, vould be c-
qual; and consequener one Piece being vell
prored, chac is, che Range ot the Granado,
Bomb, Carcals, (5c. beins tound r0 any deoree
ot Fleration, the whole Wori ol the MOrTar-
lonsst ic, buc becreen boch. WVhen a Strip comes picce ould become very casie and exact: But
into a Place of Ridins, the Master and hisMates Tince Morrars are nor thus Similar, there is re-
obserre on whar Poinc ot che Compals che Wind Guired che Range oF che Piece ar any convenient
is litceliest ro endanger the Strip, and there ther degrec ot Fleration, With its requisite DE PO
lay our an Anchor; and chis is called Moorine der; and then vou must work by che la
for Fast, North, ec. accordins 10 che Poine Be bles.
aLAeTCIS.
The Suris Forironral Parallax L matie 20 be
Pa5. 336.
MOOR at Sea, signilies che lavins out che