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thac space, in the general signification, is the saine (call Species. Wheretore sinee ihe Letrers ot ihe
chins vrich Dilance, considered every war, Whe
cher there be anr solid NaEEeF in IE OF HOL.
Space Meretore, is cither Absolute Ox Relative.
Absolure Space, Considered, in ies own NatuC
and Wwithour regard to any chins external, alvays
remains the same, and is immoreable; bur Reta-
tive Space, is thac moreable Dimension Or Mea-
sure oF the Former, which our Senses detine by ils
Policions eo Bodies wichin ic; and chis the vulsar
ule forimmoreable Space.
Relarive Space, in Magnitude and Figure, i5 al
avars che lame ith Absolure, bur tis not necessary
ir Mould be P0 Numerically. Thus is rou suppole
a Strip eobe indecd in absolure Rest, chen the Places
OE al chines ichin her, will be the Came AbIO-
lureli and Kelarirelr, and nochine will chanse irs
Place. Buc then suppose the Stip under Sail, or in
Morion, and Me ill continuallr pals chro new
Parrs ot absolure Space: But all chines on Board
considered Relatirely, in respect eo the Strip, inar be
notwichstandins in ehe Came Places, or have che Pame
Sicuarion and Policion, in régard to one another.
SPAOTRICA Medicina. Sec Fermetick
SPAOTRTCK, OE SpaErrical AEE, chc Came wvich
Chrmister; and a Spacprist, is a Chymist. Chy-
mister is called the spacrrick ArE, From svar and
arciper, to extract, and to collect, or sather toge-
cher. Because icteaches tion 1o seperare and ex-
rract che Purer Paris or Substances, from mixi
Bodies.
SPARADRAPDMI, is a Piece oF Linnen ting d
on boch sides, cicher wirh a chick Ointment, OF
Plaister, and is made chis as: Atcer vou have
melted rour Ointmene, or Plaister, dip vour Lin-
nen in i, excend i, and kecp ic for ule. Blan-
chard.
SPASMODICKS, are Medicines aeainst Con-
vulsions.
SPASMOTOOIA, is 2 Frearise oE Conrull
BHS.
SPASMOS, is any Convulsive Morion: Cardan
makes tvo Ports ot Conrulsive ARections, viz.
Fetanus and Spasmus; by che former he understands
a constant Contraction, Wherebs che Member bC.
comes rigid and inflezible; by che larrer, he un
derstands ludden Concussions and Morions, which
Cease aHd FCFVEH AITerNALOIY. Blanchard.
SPASMOS Cynicus, a POrFOF ConvulsiOnS, Where
by che Mouth is distorted on onc side chro theCon-
traction oF the Muscles.
SPFCIALIEY, in Lau, is most commont
raken For a Bond, or Bill, ox such likte Instru
MeHT.
Alphabet ill also as Wvell represent Ouantities, ad
Perlons, and char t00 Indetinirelr one Ouantiry 25
vellas anocher, cher mas properly enoush be cal-
led Species; chat is Symbols, MarkS, Ox Chara
Eters. From Wvhence the Litterat Alcebraz is Fre-
quentls nov a- dars called Specious Arithmetick, Or
Alsebra in Species.
SPFCIES, in Medicine, are property che sim-
Dle Ingredienes in che Drugoists, or Apochecaries
Shops, our ot erhich compound Medicines are
made: Buc che WVriceis oF Pharmacy, do ulually
sire chis Name co some dromatick, Or Catharciete
Ponders, because probably eher ere Formerty kext
ready prepared in che Strops, 10 form Electuaries,
Tablets, Pills, 9c. 25 lome are Aill.
Tuperticial Imases oF the Bodies which the Ligte
Produces, and delineares in their due Proportion
and Colours in che Borrom ot our lires. l’hele che
Aristotelians vould have eo be Immaterial, but a
2000 Fxperiments prove, Phac cho cher are ad-
mirable subrile, vel ees alc LCals cosporcal.
SPECIFICR is in general; wharerer is pecultat
to any distinct Species oF Things, and which di-
Rinsuishes chem From all ochers ot ditterene Spe-
cies. Theretore che Logicians lay, Phatin every
e0od Detinition of any rhing, the Specikick Ditte-
OF. Naturat BOuIS Mar, AII_ BY WICHCCS alc
DiHCFeNEMIICIS. DY IOLIIC eS HIOLLMIBEOPerIY Called
considered: l’hus, asis commonis laia, d loun
Specten Grariey et che tormer, will be. much
then in Wacer; Wtich lacrer beins contidera-
makse it weioh lels chere chan in the Au. Anal
dividuals and Singulars.
SILCIES in Algebra, are chole LeCs, Loles
Marks, C Stob, Which reprelene the Ouanci
SPFCIES, in Metaphpsicks, Or Logick, is am
Idea that relares ro aHoHex more seneral one, t0
eohich ic is subserrient, and has only under ic In-
SPFCILS Visibles, are thole mondertully tine
renco alas od ee. Lse
decelilla cravitu, 15 ihc Appropiiate alle
peculiar Grarier or Weishe, Wvhich ans Spele
Plainty Distinguithabn From all ocher boueset
Relative Gravicy, to distinguim ie From. Absolute
Gravity, which encreales in Proportion ro the Bi8
Lels of che Body Weished. Thus il any Bod)
reigh a Pound, one as bis asen wil Weieh NC
Pounds: and let the Bodies bC oF What Nature OC
Segree of Specitick Grarier Coerer, a Pound ot one
Will be as much as a Pound ot che ocher Abloluret
Fienthers, is as heavy a5 a Pound of, Lead. Buc
it ron consider Leac at LCacs LCcactes, cu
ercacer than char ot che Lacter. Oe Lead, O
BuIK, For Bulk will be much hearier chan Pea-
chers: And Gold heavier chan Lead, (9c.
Tis oF s0 Grear Adrancase in many respects 25
ill appear below ro tind cruly che Spccitick Crari
ties ot Bodies, chatmans Curious Wars hare been
thouehe ot, and experimented for chis Purpole.
As y Formins exact Cubes ot differene substan-
ces, and cakrins cheir Weighe accuracty in Nice
Scales; and by melcine Mecals oE diterent
Gravicies, anc chen castins chem in Molds oF the
Pame Dimentions. But For Practice and Dniver.
Cal ule, nochins is becrer chan che tolloins Me-
Thod, Whsettis lo lreish ans Body Arst in Rir, anc
and by iE he Made mans ancorettes in the Procels
et AlZebra, nOE BCtOre FaKen norice OF.
The Realon irtr Vieta sare chis Nare et Spe
cies, corhe Lerters oF che Alphabet subserriene 10
Aloebra, arid ety he calls ie Arithmetica Specio-
u. Acu Wolare been in Imitation of the Civili-
atcet chis rou substract che Weighe tound in TC
WVacer, From che former in the Rir; a Remainder
ox Difference will befound, wrhich is che WeisheO
as much Wacer 25 is equalto che Bulk otche Body
As Archimedes hach demonstrared MachemaricaII).
and NIF. Boyt Physically and Fxperimentally, ir
bly a Denser Fluid chan Rir, will buoy ux cheB0-
dy imeseet  se  Pace, alte MI contescets
ries in any Equation or Demonstration. This
sore alt adrancagions Wras et Nocarion, Was
Arst Moucu D) Vieta, about the Xcar 1590.
ans, Wrtro call Cales in Lar, pul aacceds BC-
rveen Tohn a- okes and fohn a- Ss et aencen
A, B, andC, suppolins colC Llcers to Aand FOr
his Fydrostical Paradoxes. So that by this means
tavins rvo Bodies, one FITI, ana THC OIHCF LI
quid, wich ehie Weishe ot cach apatt, lIS Vet)
any Persons indesinicel),  Cales, L (aY, ches leasy ro sind che Proporrion rhac one liach r0 che 0
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