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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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PYTHAGOREAN System, is che Came wichche
Copernicat oul is l0 called, as bems maincained
by eythazoras and his Follorvers, and theretore is
the most ancient ot any. In this che Sun is suxpo-
Sed at rest in the Cenere oF our System oF Planets
and the Barch ro be carried round him annually in
Frack or Path between Venus and Mars. Y Mal
only add here an aCCOnnE hOW
The Phaenomena OF DaY and Niotu, and the vi-
cissitudes ot Sealons are accounred for, accordins t0
ehie Prchagorean System, where the Farth mOres
round che Sun.
Tec Y6)  i seprelent che Farchs Amal
Orbit Round the Sun aF O Jhe Plane ot wrhich
OEthe Farrh, CeH WIThe LarthS LquacOF apPeaN
Coincidene ith the Celestial Rquinoctial; and
Will che sun appear to be just in the midale be-
tcen chero Poles, and ro lend tus Lishr equallr
cowards borhofchem, and 25 tar as borh of them,
(For the Sun alivars Illuminates onc halt ot ehie
GIObC) WVheretore as char Hleminuce e il t
T NVL C P) ehich is non curned corrards him, is
Enlishened, Co che ocher (behind) is non supposed
1obe in Darknels. And becaulethe Barth rerolves
round is Axis NVS in 24 FTours, which Axis is non
at Righr Ansles ich che Line YC) un connect
ins the Centres ofche Larch and Sun. Lvery Point
Orbic it Intinitels produced amons the Fixr Scars, OFthe Equator  C, and of the Tropicks I C and
Wils describe chat Circle wtrich ve calt the Ficlip-
tick. In chis Orbir, sec ene Lacu de suppeled ro
OP, and oF aIl ocher Parallels ro the Equator, will
bca5 much in the Lighe as inthe Dark in every Di-
move trom YFO S 2OH, Coc. and let che Farth urnal Revolurion; and consequentr che Dars and
De Reprelented by che Epicicles NAAESN, in
Which NY and S arc rhe Norch and Souch POles,
and the Line NS Latcus axls alivars Kceping
Parallel eo ic SelF; aiet LL  M eguacot, hose
Niehrs will be Equal, ac chac Time, all over che
HaFEB.
Orbitrorrares ne ac n, este Plane ot the l’erre-
Plane is inclined ro the Feliprick ich an Ansle oF strial Equator will be then no more diiet ro the
23 301, Which is che Complement ol 66 30
che Anole That the FarFHS AXis (perpendicular 10
the Plane of the P quator) matces wirh cheEclip-
tick.
Sun, bui will subside rormardsthe South, and chere-
Fore ehc Sun will appear ro go as much covard che
Torth Pole, and as ic vvere trom the sequaror inche
tleaven; For che Farth beins apparencly ac Kett
Suppole en the Farth in  (chen will the Su ies Lquator isl be lo roo, and conlequenty chc
appeax lo De I V, che hiest Lome ot is Annual Celestial Riquinoetial ill appear ro chanse fcom
Dubie) ane che Larch (o curnins ic sete 10 chc. Suricoxoluion by a diurnal Morion, ane che sui will
chac che Axis ol ies morion may be Perpendicular
ExFCaI
t0a Line drann trom the Center OFthe Sun Eochar
Buc asthe Farth mores Further on inthe Annuad