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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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REFRACTION astronomical, is chac wtrich che) Firs includes theVena Porrae, and 2II Parts to wrhicta
Armolphere produceth, Wherebs a Star appearS
more elerated abore che Forizon chan really
IF 15.
REFRACTION FTorizontal, is Chac wohich cau
Peth che Sun or Moon ro appear on the edge of the
Forizon, When cher are as vet somentat belo
T.
RFFRACTION From the Perpendicular, is Wohen
a Ray Fallins, inclined from a chicker Medium into
a chinner, 25 trom Glals into Air, in breatins, de-
Parrs Farchextrom chac Perpendicular.
REFRACTION to ihe Perpendicular, iS Wten 2
Kay falling inclined from a rhinner or more diapta-
nous Medium, uxon a chicker or lels cransparent, 26
trom Air upon Wacer, in breakting, comes nearer che
Perpendicular, drawntrom the Point ot Incidence
aerighe Anoles, on the Surtace of che Water wrhere.
in the Refraction is made.
REERANOIBL E, is crhacerer is capable oF BC
ins Refracted.
RFERIOERATORY, is thac Parr OF an Alem
Biek ox Distillino Vessel eotrich is placed about che
Fread oFche Scill, and Ailled wrich Wacer ro cool che
Flead oF the Alembick, thac the Spirituous Va-
pours mar che looner aud che more casils condenle
InEO DrOPS. Cold Wacer mult continually bc pur
into the Retriseratory, as the Vessel grons hor. Hos
Apothecaries, Dictillers, (90, char have Occation
For drawins of large quantiries ot Spiries, de nou
2- dars ule the Vesiea Or C opper Body mith irs MoorS
Fread oF che, Came Mecal; and wichour any Retri
serarions abour thetlead oFtheStill: Buc rhen chere
is belo, a lons Worm or Serpentine in 2 Tub oF
WVacer, Wrhere the Spirituous VapOurSare very ca
sily condensed into a Liquor. And chis may 25
Well be called a Retriseratorr asthe Former.
RELOTATIO Feodi, 2 term in Ciril. L aW (18
nifyins ehe Loss oF a Fendal Tenure by Forteiture;
wrhich is ot cvokinds, cicher by noc pertormine
che Serrice required, or by comminins some vil-
lanous Act against the Lord Or Soreraien.
REGALTA, the RoyaL RiohES OF a RLinG, reckO-
Hed by che Civilians t0 bC SiZ. P. POrVeE OF Ju
dicature. 2. Forver oF Lite and Death. 3. PoW-
ex oF War and Peace. 4. Macertels 600d5. 5. A(-
Tesmens. 6. Mincins OE MOneY. AIIO, ThC
Crown, Sceprer wich ihe Crols, Scepter wich the
DOvc, Sc. LdvardSScatt, Four sereral Srords, the
Globe, che Orb wichthe Cross, and other suchlibe
chinos uled ac che Coronarion oF our KLinGS, are
called Recalia.
RFGARDAHT, ihe Feralds FerM FOT a LYOn
or such kind of Beas ot Prer born in a Posture ot
lootins back bchind him.
RFGFL, OF Risel, a AXCd STaF OF the ArA HI28-
nicude in Orions letr FOor; iEs Longirude 1572
deg. c9min. Lacicude 30 10.
REGIMENT, is a Body oE TrOOpS OL HTOrsC O
Companies ot Foor Commanded by a Colonel;
buc the Pumberis as underermin d a5 chac of chc
Men in 2 Tr0OP Or a Company. There are legi-
ments oF Hlorle char are noc abore 300 Nen; and
chere are lome in Germany oF 2000; and che RC-
Simene oF Picardy in France consitts OF 6000
Aen.
REOTO assensum I5 a Wric Wherebr che Kins
sires tis Royal Apen 10 che Esection dE a Bi
its Branches reach. 2. The Sccond begins at ehe
ROOES OF the Vena Cavae, and ends in che Cnal
Veins betore cher become Capillarr. The Thirc
cher makie ro contain the Muscles, Bones and BuIK
OE the Bodr: Buc chis is nor much receired. The
abdomen is ulualls distinsuished also inco Z RegiOnS,
the ppermost, Midale, and Lover.
REGION, is also catien For our Hemisphere, Ox
che space richin che tour Cardinal Poinrs OE che
Flcarens, Or OF the RIT, (3C.
In Geosraphy, IE BenISCS L lArSC EXLCNE OF
Land inhrabiced by manr People ot che Pame NVa-
tion, aed Enclosed ichin cerrain Limirs OF
Bounds.
RECION Elementary, accordins to che Aristo-
telians, is a Sphere cerminated by the Concariry oF
che Moons Orb, comprehendins che Farrlis AC
molphere.
RECIOH Arherial, in Cosmoeraphy, is che
rast Excent of the Cniverse; Whereinare compri
zed all the Flearens and Celestial Bodies.
REGIONS OF che Ais, are distinguisted intorp.
per, Midale, and L orver.
REOTSTERS, in a Chrmical Furnace, are
IToles purposelr letr in the Sides of the Furnace
vich Aopples io chem, to let in or keep out the
Air, accordins a5 the Fire is required eo be greatex
OF lelS.
REGTOS Morbus. Sec FeterUS.
REGRATOK, signities him chac Buys and SellS
any WVares or Victuals in che lame Market or l’air,
or richin sire Miles chereot. In che Civit Lan,
Tuctr an one is called Dardanarius.
REGDLAR Body, is a Solid wtose Surtace is
compoled ot Recular and F. qual Fisures; and
whose Solid Angles arc alI equal. Such as che,
2. Ferrahedon, wrtich is a Pyramid, compreher-
ded under Four Equal and Equilateral Frian-
Sles.
2. Fexahedron, or Cube, whose Surtace is com-
Posed ot six equal Squares.
3. Octahedron, wrtich is bounded by eishe Fqual
and Equilareral Priansles.
4. Dodecahedron, Wtrieh is contained under x2
Equal and Equilateral Pentagons.
5. Fcosibedron, consisting of 20 F. qual and Equi-
lateral Friansles.
Thac chere can be nO more Regular Bodies BC-
sides chele, mar bethus proved.
F. OE Equilateral Friangles, there must be three
ax least ro matre a Solid Anele; and three oF rhem
joined togecher will make the Petrahedron; FOP
thole chree Friangles meerins in a Point, do Form
a Friangular Bale Cimilar and. equal ro the Sides;
a5 appears by che bare Compolition of etre Figure.
Four such Frianoles joined rogerher in 2 Point
make the Ansle oF rhe Octahedron.
By joinins sire Tuch Friangles togerher, the AN.
sle oE the Icosihedron is Formed.
Buc six Such Priangles joined in a POInE, CanHOE
makce a Solid Angle; Decause ther make Four righe
Ones; (For crery Ansle ot an Lguilareral Triangle
Is E OF LVO, OF Z OF one rishr Anele; cirter OF
ral Regions or Parrs, wtichiher Specitr ilo Pub- etich Fractions multiplied by Siz. sires tour righie
licke and Private. The Publick arc Threc. ZHC) Anoles) whercas ever dolid Auese is made us ot
(OUF
AOP.
REOTONT: Fernelius wich fome Anaromilts, di-
Ringui che Cavities oF an Animal Body inco seve-