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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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che RepOrE OF che Lorver Cuns, (Which vere chet
Trcd verr Colemnls and distincty) vas alvars
ROPOSFFION
The Side 2b of a Regular Pentason, or whicho
can be inscribed in a Circle, is in Pover equal to
ihe Side of an Flexason and Decason, inscribea
inthesame Circle: Tbat is, The Square os 2b.
is equal 1o che sum os ihe Squares os aE, ana
20.
Distance Detwveen Amen-Corner, and c LO
oF London, Wtuch is one Mile and 249) LCl
Comectiimo more chan a Mtile and a Ouarrer.
PEXIDDLOMS RoVal, are ctiole ClockS
ivhose Pendulum sivings Scconds, and soes cight
Days, Mevins che Hour, Minures and de-
Conds:
The Numibers ot such a Piece, ate calculared
Ehus:
First, Cast rix the Scconds in L2 FTouES, arid
ronII And them 10 bC 1 3200 = +2 X 60X 60.
The Svins. Wheel must necds be 30, e0 lvine
60 Seconds in onc of ies Rerolurions: NTow let
43200 == 22600 be divided by 30, and vou l
have 720 in the Ouorient, which must be broken
inito Ouorienes; ihe Arst oF chem must DC +2 FOr
che Creac WVheel, Wrhich mores round once in
i2 FTOurS. 720 diriced BY 12, gires60, wrtichi
inay also be convenienely brolcen into civo Ouo-
tienes, 25 20 and 6, Or 5 and 12, OF 8 and 7
ivtrich last is mosc conveniene: And it rou calic
alt rour Pinions 8, che Work will Aand thus.
8) 90 (12
Seconds of Fime. Mulciplving chen 968by7
ic prodices 6775, Which is to be accounced che
64 (8
_ (72
Vel a0, Etie. Side ot ihe Lacutaz oI De ca
ACCOrAHM Eo this Compuration; ThC GrEAE
Wteel Wil 30 ABOMLONCCM (Z LLOMIS, 10 IheW
the LTour, it rou will; the Second Wheel once
in an NTour, co Mew che Minutes; aud che
Srins volicet once in à Minule, 10 Mero ihe de
conds.
PEMTATA Solia, winced Lcaves, i5 2 Ferm
amons the Boranists, For such L CaveS OF PLanIS
as orow directr one against anorher on the Pame
Rib ot Scalk; 25 phose ot AsB, W allnuc trec.
ec.
PEHSIOH, thac uetich in che o Temples
is called a P’arliament; and in Lincons- a
Conneit; is in Oras an termeda Pension: Thac
is, An ANembIY oF itie Members oF the Societs,
eo consuleot che ARairs oP the Nouse: AIO in The
TnnSOF COuEE, Pensions ale cerrain aninual P’ay-
menis ol each Member ro che Flouse, Por cerrain
OcCaMOnS.
PEHSTO Urit, voten a Pension TVrit IS once
istued; noste (ued chereby in the lnns ot Court;
Malt be aischarsed op permitted ro come sillo
a Comons, rill all Duries De pard.
PFN O+ Order in CraVs- IM, Ceers LOBC a
peremprors Order asainst such oF the Sociery
25 arC ip Axsear Eor Pensions, and 
ties.
ted a Resuli LeoaBo
led H; altet as (chac ot the Occason) bc cal
ccu allabCcallea L.
TCaY PP = HIII F DD.
For che Angle ac etle Cenrre b0 a beins, 72
Deorees, che equal ones b and a in the lame
Triangle, must be 54 Dcgrees each. Bissect
etien etie Angle fo a by che Pricked Line oB
and then ris plain, che Angle b oB, will al(0 BC
54 DCsrceS (1. c. 36 ] 18 Degrees;) and
consequently the A A a b o; ind obh, are Si-
milar Wheretore a b : b 0 : : b0 : bh: (1. c.) in
our Nocacion, P: H: : IL. 2
Again, In che AVf a, che Angles b and 
are =; and alto in che lieile A Sh a, the AN-
slef = a; and consequently che 2 L Lbf a
and fb a, are similar; and consequenis b a
af:: af: ab. Thac i5, P: D:: D:  
Mrtieresore os ihe wotole Line b a, che 2 Parts
EILI
are Poundro bebritis. Noration, p and
buc etis
Line a b is = P. Wheretore P P HH 
DD. 9. F. D
PANXANCLB, à Pieure harime sive An.
PENTAETOSES,
PENTAGONS; in Geomerry, is a Fioure hia-
vins sire sdes ae sire LLIIGleS. Se ast IsIC SICleS
are equal, and consequemds che ansles, ris cal-
L3.1 1eC
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