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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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The Dse os nhich Table of FTorizontal
Distances, is this, in Anderions
Noras.
J. Any degree oF Elerarion under 45 degrees,
beins iven; Nhat degree abore 45 desrees,
Will hic the lame TTorizoncal distance Suppole
+2 dcorees: I look against 12 in che Lable,
and find 4361, which L lool For berond 45 de
orces, and find ic asa inst 76 degrees 57 minutes.
50 T conclude, a Piece charged wich che Pame
quancier ot the same Porrder, and the same Bal
Dur to cicher 12 desrees, or 76 degrees 57 mi
nutes oF Fleration, Wvill Ranse the Shor ro che
Pame FTorizontal Distancc.
Etere Nore, Suppose a Piece be charsed virt
2, 23 3, and A parIS OF Powder, and the
Came Ball, and pur torhose degrees oF Fle.
vation, il the upper and lorver Ranses be
equal, there is no sensible resistance ot chc
Medium.
II. Zune che Sch. 1677. on Wimblecon Feacho
T charoed the Morrar-Piece wwith 4 Ounces Ol
Porrdes, and pur ic to r5 degrees oF Flevarion;
it Ransed the Ball to the Hlorizontal Distance 0.
659 Paces; Wrich chat, P vould hit a2 Mlark wict
he tame Pieco, Ball, and quantirs ot Ponder
ac the Hlorizontal Distance oF 1000 Paces: Ther
25659, 15 10 a 2000, (0 is 526Y the Pabulat
Numbes of 25 degrees 10 7983, Wtich sires in
ihe Table 25 degrees 47 minutes, and 63 de-
srces 16 minures, to hic a Mark ac che Hlori-
Zontal Distance ot 1000 PaCCS.
TII. Feb. che r21h. 1673. on Wimbleton Feath.
a Piece whose lenoch oF irs Chase is 18 Incheo,
arid Diameter oF Bore 3 Inches, charged with 8
Ounces ot Porrder, and laid to 10 degrees ot
Fleration, Ranged its Shor 1o the Horizoncal
distance of 805 Paces: Wich thac L Would hic 3
Marke at rhe Florirontal Distance OF 2 LL2 PaceS;
That is, 2 Linglisto Miles. Then 25805, i5 10
2212, (015 3734 che Tabular Number ac 10
degrees, 10 9797, wtich sires in the Tablc 38
deorees Ar minutes, and 50 degrees 25 minutes
rohic a Mark ac che Florizontal Vistance Ot 2 112
Paces, viz. 2 Fnslist Miles.
N. B. Since this, OUr FXCelleHE Machemari-
cal Instrument-Makcer, MIr. John Romley
sirhose Shop is by St. Dunstans Church il
Flcetstreet) hath contrired this Table on
Scale oF BOK, Where by Pidins only a fidu
ciat Edge oF Brals over the Diagonals 0
the Distance required, boch che Flerations
uxper and lorver, ace Meron ac che tame
eine.
ter; a5a1nIE 15 Mnchco fod lade 13 bans
Ounces, and chat is che erue Neixhc OL POW-
dex required.
CredITOES FOF eVeF, II InC MOne) DC not Pald dC
the Day agreeduxon: Andche Creditor holdmes
Tenane in MOrESaGC. HC chat pledgeth chis
Pavn or Cage, is called che Morrsaser, and he
thar raketh ir, the NOrryageC.
MORTIEIE, ehe Chymists Pay 2 chins is
Morriti d, When iis outrard Form is alrered Or
destrored. as particulary when Mercury, OF any
ottier Mecal is dissolved in an Acid Menstruum.
Somerimeschey Cay also, chac Spirirs are Morci.
tied.
P. Anders
 oires us also che follovine Table
 the Requisite Weieht of Ponder for al Mortars
from 6 +0 20 Tnches Diameter.
ndso
e Ese os chis Table in plaim and easie.
IF rou vould Hnon che Onantier oF Porder
requinte 10 soact a MMTat et 15 Tnches Diame.
NORTOAGE, in Law, sienisies a Parn Ol
Land, Or Tenements, or ans chins moreable,
laid or bound for Moner borroired, to be che
Fand, Or Tenement upon chis Bargain, is called