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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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ac the 2d above R. E8C. In MOrE, they are all
drann trom one irt ses ot L, 1obie .
vition more Crom R.
S0 thac erery Diazonal,
by chac rime ic trach passec
From the srst Line EOIC
eleventh, is a Wvhole TOch
pare oF an Inch Farcher di
Cane from che Line PR,
ehan ac che Poine uxon che
Airst Line wtence ic WaS
draWn. And crery one oF
chele Diaconals is divided
intO r0 equal ParES BY MMC
Parallel- line dravon alone the
Scale, and numbred on the
TOp FrOm F 10 9. Whereby
etis erident, chat the INFCT-
section oF any oF chese P2-
Falles Lines numbred at the
Fop, Wich any Diaconal,
is Farcher distane from the
Line PR chan che Incerse-
ction of rhe Line nextbetore
ic, wwich che Came Diaconal,
b7 25 OF = 3 TMaF IS, bY , 3
Theretore rou may by che
Diasonal Scale, takre che
T0Orh parr oF an Inch, OP
OE halt an Inch, vers ex
2cty.
789TO7
2.0 30 40
The DSC OFthele Scales, viZ. OF F quat PariS, OF
che Diasonal, is chieA, Po lay donn any Measure, ta-
ken; or a Line beins laid donn, 1o find horm much
os the Measure chat Line containeth.
The mar eo do borh which, is to reckon che
Unices Trom P FOWardS R; the PenS, FrOm P 1O-
vards RE; and the Hundreds; FTOM I, 10 2, 3, 4,
E9C. OEche great DirisOnS. THUS, FOF A32, COnHE
Evo oF che Parallel Lines dovnward, and rhen run
vour Rye Forward ro che righe Fland, ril you come
t0 the 3d Diasonal, 25 aF0; then the Compasses
on chac Line, extended Erom o co 4. will rexrelent
432.
chereon, the Scale os Chords, Natural Sines, Tan-
sents, Semi tansents, Secants, LumOS, LOuIS, Leasdes,
and Consirudes; vict che Diaznat seale o ese
etrich From ehe equal Divisions, Or Degrees ol the
Circumterence oF a Cirele, is, as in che tolorins
Scheme.
Flarins described che Circle A F F. 90, and
quarterd ic rich ivo Diamerers A L, P 90 ax
Righe AnBles.
2. And diride etie Ark E 90 in 9 equal parts.
and cranster che Dirisions to che Righe Line
F 90, and chac will be a Line os Chords.
2. Then Perpendicular ro che R adius C F, erect.
the Tangent F 70; then a Ruler laid Over C.
and che equal Dirisions oF Fhe ArK F 90, gires
P70, che Tansent Line cruly divided.
3. Hchro che Dirisions, 20, 20, 30, 530. on che
ArH F 90; then vou elra ParallelS 10 C 90=
ic will diride CB, (0as to make it 2 Line of
Sines.
A. Setins one FOOE dt che Compass in C, ex
cend che other eo tho sereral Divisions on the
Tangene Line P. 70; and describe the Arches
10, 10; 20, 20; 30, 30; 690. andche Line
Z. 90, will be a true Line of Secants.
5. A Raler om A, 10 che sererat Divitions oE
che ArK P. 90, divides rhe Line C90, into 2
Line es demi cansents.
The Plain SCALE, (FOF SCd, OICS) Aao dl se
6. LAMdC
back side, and Tome octers, accordins 25 There is
FOOM. The ay OE acaUCIS. OF STaCIACMS ill