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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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it a Parion be mado a Bunop, and iach Dilpenta-
rion co keephis Rectory; and atrerwar d che Patron
Prelent another eo che Lhurch, Which is Institured
and Inducted; the Bistop Mall have against this
Incumbent, a WVeic OE Spoliarion in CourE Cbri
Stian.
SPOHDAOS, is the FOOF OF 2 Latin Vers
consistins oF crro Syllables, and boch ot em lons
25 Tnzens.
SPONGDEIDEA ossa. Sec Cribreformia.
SPOONINC, when a Stip beins under Sail in
SEOrm 2E Sea, CaNOE BCar IF, bUE IS FOrCed LO puL
rishe betore che Wind; then che Seamen CaY, Be
Spoons; and wrhen in such a case there is danse
lest Che Bould brinz her Mlass by the Board wich
her romlins abour, or Seel under Water, and (0
Founder, thez ulvally set uD che Fore- Cail eo matie
her go che Readier, especially if chere beSea- room
enough; and chis cher call Spoonine mith the Fore-
sait.
SPORADTCI Morbi, are thole Diseales, wvhict
(cho difterent in nature) seize several people ac che
lame cime, and in che lame Counery
SPOTS in the Sun. Tis certain those opake
Masses wrhich lometimes appear ac rhe Sun, are nOt
Planers rerolvins at any, eren the least distance from
trim, DuE Spots Or Maculae adherins eo him; For
vohereas cher revolve buc once in abour 260275;
on calculation ic will appear, chac a Planernear che
Suns Surtace, as chelemust be, cannor have abore
B Flours alloed For its periodical Kevolurion, Wwhich
beins (0 disterent trom che Foremention d space oE
26D255, quire decides char Controversie, and de-
mostrares those Masses 1o be real Maculae adherine
cothe Body oF che Sun, a5 is here asserred.
Anno 1660, Aprit 27Th, 8 FT. A M. che LTO.
tourable Mr. Boyle oblerred a Spot in the lorver
Limb ot che Sun, a licele rowards the South oF irs
Equator, wrhich was entred about L OF the Suns
Diameter, ic selF beine about = in ies Morres
Diamerer OFthat oF theSun, ies lonsest abouc - OF
the lame.
May the Sch, about F0 in the Nornins, ic ap.
Dearednear about che lame distance trom che W ett-
Wvard Limb, a licele South oF ieS Fquator; tho aF
Frst ic appeard ro be trom the Fastvard Limb, 4
litele South al(O dF iES Equator. May the och, ir
disappeared. This Spot Was very daric, and almost
oF a Ouadratigular form, and was enelosed round
wich a trind ot dustrim Cloud.
May the 25th, che Came Spot appear d acain
and scemed to be in a pare of the lame L ine ic had
Formerly tracec, and was entered about =, OFitsDia
meter, about 7 l. P. MI. AC Which rime, there
apDear d’anocher Spor, wrhich uxon its entrance was
noc abore-:= Part oF the Suns Diameter: IE ap
Dear d eo be longest roards che Norch and Souch
atd Morres coards che Last and West; and there
seemed ro be dispersed about it divers (mall Cloude
here and chere.
Anno 267T, Aueust che rrEh, 6 h. P. HI. HI
Cassini, by the help oF 2 Three FoOF Gla(S, Ob ser.
ved in che Suns Diske evo Spors very darie, and di
diamell.
Westmard, ic marté d in che Sun a Cirele Parallet
rothe Equator; and the other Thred marted che
Circle ot Ocolination, Or the Forary Circle. Then
he observed rhac che Spots ivere in the Southerr
pare ot the Sun; that Their Flongation From chis
Parallet, passins chrough his Cenrer, could be no
more than about = oF his Liameter; and that ther
ere liruaced on che Fastern- side in respect ot che
Paid Center oFthe Sun. Fle alto Mealured severa
times, rom 6 a Clock at Nishe,co 7, cherime wvhict
lapsed between che passasc ot the Suns Center
2ud thaL OF che Airs oF chele SporS, throush the
Caid Forary Circle, Wrhich Comerimes he Found to De
23, Cometimes 22 Seconds, the Semidiameter ofthe
Sun then pastins in 66 Scconds.
August the F2ch, he obserred them from che
rime oF Eun-rilins, and perceired chat non ther
LVerC Rearer his Center. Therime Betmeen chic
Pattase of ihe Suns Cenrer, and thac oF che inte
rior Ldse ot the Coronet whichi encompassed cheK
boch, iras chen of 16 Seconds. AC 7 a Clock ii
Was bur oF 15, and the Souchern Limb of che Co.
ronet touched the Parallel passirs chroueh theSuns
Center.
From 6 ae NighE unto 7, the rime berween che
Passase oEche Suns Cenrer and thac of che COrO
netS Limb, was Found to be one rime ot 8 Seconds
at anocher rime oF 711, and anocher of 711 L. The
distance oE che Spors uneo che Parallet, pastine
chronoh the Suns Center, vas near the lame on
the Norrh. Side, With wharic hach been obserred t0
be in che Mornins on che Souch.Side.
Ausust che L3Ch, about 6 in che Mornins, che
edgc of che Coronet as dictane trom che Equator.
on che NOrth-(ide, 30 Scconds; and chere wac
bur one Second ol lime trom the passage of che
Suns Center inco che paltase oF che lame anterior
Edse oE che Coronet.
AE B H. 30, the Fore edge was inthe Tame FIo-
rary Circle wich che SUnS CenTeF: C0 chat in Ore
Day and an half, chese Spors have eun chroustr
very near the chird part ot rhe suns apparent se
midiamerer, irhich girech an AECh OE T9DCOP.
30 Min. oE che circumterence of the Suns Bodr:
and consequentir, cheir Diurnal Morion abouc etie
Suns Axis hach been OF 13 Deg. and the time oF
their periodicat Rerolurion, 25 Far a5 could bC
conjectured in (0 licele Time, must De about 27
Dars and an hale; Which tras contirmed alter-
wards by Farcher Obserrations. Phil. Frans-
Auc. The 3OTH, 167T, DF. H00k obserred a large
Spot in che Center ot the Suns Face aboue
NOOn.
Sept. the rA, he law the same Spot asain, and
obserred it to be mored abour = oF the Suns Dia-
mecer Westward.
April che 25Th 1683, MII. Flamstead laur a larse
Spor, having 3 401 more Norrh Oeclination than
the Suns Center, and ac 3 t. 35 atrer Noon he
ineasured its Distanco trom che nexe Limb.
0, 401
April che 26ch, he Caw ic more remore trom the
Limb, and at 8 2 clock determined ies Lonsicude
trom che SunS AXIS 66 E DCgC. and ies Occlination
From che Solar Lquaror 8 ? De5. Souch.
found ro contirm his former Theory oF che Suns
Norion round his Axis in 25 d. 6 h. and chac che
angle ot his. Pguaror aud our Ecliprick is 7 DC8
and che Consicude of his Norchern Pole Wras in
M 16.
Rane Erom his apparene Center about = ot his Semi.
Bur, chac he mishe che more exactlr noce their
Tiruation, in respect oF the severAl PArES OF the
Noria, he made use OF _VO verr sine Threds.
curtine one anocter at Righe Anoles in the common
Focus oF che crvo Glares, and in the AXis oF che
Telescope; (0 that he mighr sec che Suns Center,
The ReroIuTiON OF EhIS SpOT, NIE. Flamstead
ue necoreie ne oue se dlese ruiece aavanea
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