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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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 Circutie; arid che more Oblons and Fccen-) diameter ot che Circle be equal LO HF, cC
erical il the Orbies described Be. And che midale Distance in ehe Ellipsis From che same
Greater Approach ro Correspondence there is, the
riearer ro Circular, ard che less Oblons and FC-
centrical will ehe Cane Orbits be.
The Circular Orbirs OoF Planers depend not
ontr on che exact adjustment oF che Projectile
Thus Wohere che Planet is in ies ovn Tansentu
neicher Ascendins nor Descending, and the AN.
ele precedins C B A is a Risheone, wrhich ve
have hichierto suppoled; trom che Correspon
dence ot che Velocier roche Actraction, che Or-
CenErC OF Focus; Eheir Periodical Times OF RC
volvina ill be che same; and ertien the Di
Bance are equal, their Velocies rill De 10 r0O.
Theretore cho The Planets rerolve in FIipsis
ot several Species, vec cheir Periodical Times
Velociey ro che Actractire Porver oF the Sun,
but uxon che Direction of chie Tame Projectile
Morion, ac che Orisinat Commencins ol che AE.
traction.
may be 25 vell compared with one another.
and vricti cheir Distances from the Central B0-
dies, a5 it chex ad rerolved in Comipleat Cir-
eles.
PLANTMETRY, che Came vich Planometria;
tvhich sec.
PLANISPHERE, signisies the Circles oF etC
Sphere described in Plano, Or On a Plane; Ox je
birs Will be perfect Circles. Otherrvise, When is a Plain or Flat Projection of the Sphere. And
ehe Direction oF the Morion is Oblique, in any
ineature alcendins trom or descendins io che
thus the MapS cither oF Hcaven Or Barth are
called Planispheres; a5 al(o all ocher Astrolabical
Central Body, and rhe precedine Angle C B A Instruments. And all Charrs or Maps For tho
Obtuise or Acute; the Planet, tho irs Velociey
avere exactlu adapred ro the Actraction oF chc
Cencral Body, vould rerolre in an Fllipsis; and
Osc oF Mariners, are called by Mr. Wrisht che
Nautical Planisphere. Sec Nautical-
PLANOMELRTA, is che Menturation oC all
che Poine B, trhere che Aurraction besan, ivould Plane Surtaces or Fisures.
be che End ot the lesser Aris THCrCOF.
H a Planet delcribC an Cipsis abOUFIES C en-
tral Body in ile Locus Thereot, ic will move Fast.
est when is HCateH co, and Nowest when ris
PLANTARIS, is a Muscle oE che Parsus, 50
called trom its Tendon expanded in che
PLAN FA Pedis, likre cMat OF Palmaris in the
Palm ot che Tland. Ic arises Flechr trom che
Farthest Crom che Paid Central Body Or Focus, and Back- Parr oF the outermost Tuberele ot the
agrecably in the ecutare Places. For lec
ins Whelcuctet e erolvins Body is, che
area is AiI Pecabe ro che Time, and (0
in equal lines alvars equal; ris crident by
lorver Appendase ot che Thigh.Bone, immedi-
acelr under the External Beginnins oF che Ca
steroenemius Externus; and descendins obliquels
beteen ic and the Casterocnemius Internus, P0On
ho much che Distance is sess, and che Line becomes a chin Aac Tendon; and wrhich pas-
sing oue trom berreen rheir Flesty Bellies, de
Scends internally larerally. by cheir Steat Pen
d0
it selt on the Soal oE che FoOr, Where ic trmly
adheres co the Flethy Body oF the Musculus fex-
or disitorum perforatus, and is inserted on bortr
Sides che tirst Incernode ot cach Lesser Ioc.
The Action oE chis Muscle is very obscure.
T. A N FS
The Learned and Fixperienced Boranilt
Mr. Tohn RaY, sives us the follomine
of Plants; which mate venty fiv
Characteristicte Notes ofthe Chief Rinds
renaet
PHe Empersect Plants, wtich do cicher re
d0 (0; chere harins vet no Secd or Plorver bect
discorered ro belons tothem, ox at leaA buL r
se o em; Ilet as Corals, Spunges, Alsa
Conservae, Duck-meat, Or the Lens palustris, the
Funci, Tubera Terra, rhe Mores, and some Li
VerWOEIS.
ally want boch Florer and Secd, or elle scem re
2. Plants producins ciltier no Flower ac aIl
Erom the Locus is Morrer, by (0 much must che
Bodies Mocion be litrer co compensare che
Tame; and vice versa, bs hon mucli ile Formet
istonger, by s0 much ut che Lartex bc AOWet
ld allon FOF II
IF the Planet B describe an F llipsis avOUC The
Central Body in the Focus Hl, 25 chie Area descri-
Ded by the Line BII, wil be exactly Onitorm
and Proportional to the Pime of Delcrixrion.
Porhe Angular Morion dr Velocier oF chè Line
From the orher Focus B L, WWill be Proportiona
o ihe Time, and Omtoru alto; ho not L
Exactis and Ceomerricalls.
or an Imperteet oe, and whole Sced is (osmal
25 noc ro be disceltable by che nated Fyc.
Soe Srhese bear cheir Secds on che back parI
vorrs, Porspodium and Ferns: Ochers bear ic on
 dhet
The Lau et Cravicacion beins cippoled, it
one Planet deseribe an Cllipsis abour che Cencral pe cleu CCares, 25 che Maiden hairs, Splcen-
Body in che Focus HI, and anortier describe a
Circle aboue ihe lamein irs Cenire: Hhe Semi-lehe Scalk  selt acherins ihere by sumall lrere