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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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Distanice Betueen us and che Fix d STarS: BuE  neicher in its Chapiter nor Bale. Phe Astrazal
Out most ACCuTaLe AArONOmeF, MIT. Flamsteed
found a very Censible Parallaz of chis Orbis Ma∞
nus, in respect oF che Pole STar; Pothac the Pole
Stac vas nearer ro the Pole in Summer (at the
Solstice) chan in Wincer bY 40 Or 15 II; ana
and Listet belor che Capical, which is tralt2
Diameter hieh, consticucins pare of rhe Strante
or Bods oF chis Pillar.
The Tonick Order, when srst invented had its
chis Was che Result oE abore Seren Zears most Column only cighe Modelshieh; bur che Anci
accurate and continial Obserration. Andtrom enes delignins ro malse ic more beauritul, auo
hence he jusly drans a Demonstration tor che menced che heistic of the Pillars, and added a
innval Morion oF ihe PaerH. Vide Wallis Latin
Norts, Tom. 3
The Semi diameter oF ehis Annal Orbit Ot
the FartB FOund EHC SUH, DF. Grecory MalceS YO
be 500000000000, Or Piley chouland Miltions
ot Fcer; wrhich is (allowins 5280 Leer t0 a
Mile) 94. 696969 Miles Enelist. Whichchere.
Fore mas be takren for the mean Distance of rhe
Parch from che Sun. And the Semi diameter ot
SaturnS Orbit, iS abOUE FO timmes 2S greaL.
AIIEHC ANCIenS and the Astronomers BetOTE
Balc nor used betore; Co chac wich ies Chapirer
and Base ir contains rine Diameters ot irs chick
nels taten belo: The Pedestal is rrvo Diame
cers, and about evo chirds higt; and the Capi:
cal is chiessy composed oF Volutas or Scrolls
evhich render ic diferent From the orhee Orders
The Tonick Pillars are also ulually channelled
Wwich 24 Fsutes.
The Corinthian Order, is the snest and richest
Ot all; The lenorh ot ies Columins wich cheir Ba
the Creat Rexler supposed ehis Orbir 10 bC a ses and Chapiters, is commoniy abeur nine and
perfect Circle, buc he prores ic ro be an LIlipsis:
The remorest end of whose Longer or Prantverle
Diameter is eighe Signs and 8 Degrees distan
tromche sirst Scar in Aries, and harins che dun
in one oF ies FOcal POints.
OKBIT OF any Planet, is the Curre thac it
deseribes in its Rerolurion round its Central B0.
dy: ThustheOrbit OF the Sun (Or OF theP aEFH
in its Annual Course, is the Fcliprick
ORBITER Farernus, is a FIole in che O
Maxillare, Belovo che Orbic, chro wrhich che
Nerres and Vessels which come trom che Tcerti
Pats toche CheeKS.
ORBITER Internus, is a Ftole in che Corona
Bone, Wwirhin che Orbir a lirele abore the OS Pla-
num cheo which passes a Branch OF the Afth pair
OF Nerres Wrhich soesto the Nole
SFDEK is a Term in Milirary Disciplinc
beino the equal Distance OF OnC Rank OF File
From anocher. The utual Order in Files:
FoOr, and in Rantes 6FOOE; che Open Order id
double in cach.
ORDFR in Architecture, is a Rule FOF th
Proporrion to be obserred in che crectins oF Dil.
lars, and for che tom ot cerrain pares apperrain
ins eo chem.
S0 Buildinesare Caid ro be oF sereral Order.
When che Proportion betwveen the thicknels ot
a halE Or Ten Diamerers; and the Capirals are
adornd wich ervo Rows oF Lcares, and eiote
The Composit ox Roman Order, trach the C a
Dital oE ies Pillar composed oF ENO rOWS OF
Leares like the Corinthian, and oF the VolutâsOr
Scrolls oF the Tonick. These Columns are usu-
ally cen Diameters hioh, altogettier like che Co
rinthian in all its Dimensions and NFumbers, ex
cepe che Capiral, Whieh hach onty Four Volutas
cating up the wrhole Space, which is Alled Bortr
by che Volutas and Scems or Stalks in the Corin-
Tethese Five Orders, may be added also.
The Arick, wohich is a small Order oE Pilla
sters oEche Morrek Proporrion, havins a Cornice
raised atter che manner ot an Architrare, FOr its
Encablature. AS aI(O
The Gorhicte Order, wohich is (0 tar trom the
Anciene Proportions and Ornaments, thar its Co-
lumns are cirher t0o Massie in form oF vast Pil-
lars, Or a5 Mender as Poles, havins Capitals
ichour any certain Dimentions, carred wirte
ehe Columns, and cheir heighe, together wich
all chines requisie chereto are dittereme.
Volutas thac suppore the Abacus.
chian.
the Thorny Lcares oE Thistles, Colemoris, Bears
500t.
ORvIANCL os Paritament, the cante Wicle
There are Five Principal Orders os Archirecture, Acts of Parliament: And Acts ot Partiament are
viz. The Fulcan, Doriek, Toniek, Corinchiar
and the COmpoliE.
in che Partiament. RolIs osten called Ordinances
of Parliament: IF chere be any difference, it is.
that an Ordinance is but Temporarr, and to ve
The Tuscan is che most Simple, and the most alcered by Commons alone; but an Act is a per.
destiture oE Ornaments, (0 chat ir is seldom uled
except in Vaules, in some Rustiek Edisices, vat
Piles oF Buildings, as Amphitheatres, exc.
The Tuscan Pillae vith ies Base and Chapirer
Petual Law, and cannoc be altered bur by IL in8.
Lords, and Commons. Buc Sir Fdm. Cobe al
PerrS, Phac an Ordinance of Parliament is tobc
distinguihed from an ACF, For asmuch as thelat-
Generally hach For irs heiehe seren Diameters oF ter can be onlr made by che Rins and thechree
its thicleness taken belon, and che rop oughe ro fold Consene ot che Fstares, Whereas the former
De diministred one quarter oF its Diamerer: The
Dedettat is very plaim and orily one Modet
trigl.
is ordain d wvith ox by crwo of them.
ORDTNARY, in theCiril LaW, Signikes any
Judse chac tiath Authorir to cakie Cognizance ot
Caules in his on Righe, as he is a Magistrate,
arecers tue, and oustuc c0 hare n0 Ormamremc) Laus,  1o vatiem lor tum chac hach exempE ane
immediate
The Dorick Order, hath its Column ciphe Di- and noc by Deputarion; buc in the Common