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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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SOLPHIDR of Antimony. See Golden Sulpbur) aerecdrom obserration; etie Sim inust De PropOr
of antimony.
SOM, in Machemaricks, Axnisies etie Ouancics
thacarises ox relules From the Addition OF EWO OP
more Magnicudes, Numbers, Or Ouantiries roee
cher, chis is somerimes called the Aggresare: And im
Algebra, ris ulually denored by the Lerrer L
Which Rands For Zuma or suma; and lometimes
by rhe Thiria l P etter S.
SUM os an Equarion, is when che absolure Num-
ber beine broughe over ro che other side wietr a
contrary Sien, che whole becomes equal 100
And chis Descartes CalIS the the Sum of the L. quation
proposed.
SUMMER Solstice. Sec Solstice.
SOMMOHEAS, is a Wrir Judicial oF prear di
versier, accordine to rhe divers Cales wherein ir is
used; Wtich see in che Pable oF che Resister Zu-
dicial.
SOMMONS in Common Lau, is as much 25
Vocatio in jus, ox Citatio amone che Civilians.
Buc hou summons is divided, and irtrac circum
ltances it has eo be obserred. Sec Fleta, lib. 6.
cap. 6, 7
SOMMONS, in Terra perita, Is chat Summons
which is made uxon che Land, Wvtich che PATEY
Cac whose Suic itic Summons is (enE FOrLH) SecKS
cohave.
SONIMONS ab Warrantizand, in Law, is che
Procels Wherebrche Vouchee is called.
SOMPTOARY Lans, iverc Laus made tO rC
Srain excels in Apparrel, and ro prohibit costly
Clochs oF Which e hadtormerty mans in Ensland,
burnon arc all repealed.
SON, Our EXCeHlenE MIP. Taac Nemton Caicti in
tris Principia, Thar che Densier oF phc SunS Lighe
(tich is Proporrional t0 TIeaL) is seven rimes as
ereat in Mercury, as with us; and cheretore oue
Wacer rhere, ould aII be carried oH, and boil a-
ay: For he tound by Experiments ofche Thermo-
meter, Thac an Ieac bur 7 rimes a5 grear as chat
ot che sun Beams in Summer, Will serre romatie
Nacer boil.
Ee Prores alto, That ihe Matter oF che Sun
E0 thar oF Fupiter, I5 nearly 25 LFOSFO L 3 ane
rhat the Distance ot rhac Planet From ihe Sun, id
in che lame Rario corhre Suns Semidiamerer.
Thatthe Matrer OF the Sun eo rhat oF Saturn, is
25236010r; and the Distance of Sacurn From che
Sun, is in 2 Rario, bur 2 lirile less rhan har, 10
the SunsSemidiaineter.
And Contequentty tharrhe common Cenrre ob
Craries, OF ehe Sun, and fupirer, is neartr in the
Superficies oF che Sun; oF saturn, and che Sun a
dirile wvichin it. And by the same manner OF C al
cularion, ic will be Found FhaEFHE COIMION CeMErC
OECravier oF all che PlanCES, Carinor be more char
ehe Lenoch ot the Sorat Branieces distane trom che
Cenrre eFIHC. San: This ComiOn C entre oF Or2-
iiey he prores lobe ac rest; and rheretore itio the
Sun by reater et e various Min oF che PlanetS
tionably nearer eo the Carch in Wincer chan in
Porihelion, in che latrer che aphelion: And chis is alsc
contirmed by che Farchs morins (vitrer in Occem:
ver, than ie dorh in Zune; a5 ic dorh abour =5
For since, a5 Mr, Nemron hachi demonstrated b
a Line deawn co chie Sun, che Parch alvays de
Scribes equal Areas in equal Times, when erer it
mores svitrer, it must nécds be nearer to rlie Sun.
And For rhis Realon chere are abour 8 Days more
trom che Suns Vernal Fquinox eo che Aucuinal.
chan srom ehe Aurumnalro the Vernal.
AnaY DC HHOVCd EVCEY WAY, YCE IE CANHOL recCed
FaF LPOM CILAL CBIION CCHErE OL GraVIE. And
Summer; in che Former ot irhich Scasons will beche
Accordins rO Mr. Cassini, ihe Suns srearet
Diltance From che Karch 15 22374, hus mean LI
Atance 22000, and his least Dictance 8022 Semidi-
ameters oFthe Farih.
And chat the Suns Diameter is equal ro 100 Di
ameters of che Farrh, and cheretore che Body o
the Sun, must be 1000000 rimes grearer chan hat
OF the ParrM.
MIE. AZout assures us chat he obserred By a very
exact Merhod che Suns Diamerer to be nor lels
Chan 3L Mlinutes, 45 Seconds in his Aposee, anc
noc Freacer than 32 Minures 45 SccoHaSIHHIS CC-
rigee.
The mean Apparent Diameter oF che sun ac.
cordin EO BIE. Nemton, i5 32 MIMEeS 12
Scconds, inhis Theory of the Moon, 321 15)
IF rou diride 360 Dcgrces (i eche iohole Fclip.
rick) by che Ouanriry OE the Solar Xear, ic wil
Ouore 53 Minures, 8 Seconds, (9c. Wtich chere
Fore is che Ouaniry of che Suns DiurnalMorion.
And it chis 5u Minures, 8 Seconds be dirided by
24, rou hare che Suns Florarr Morion, Wvhich is
2 Minures, 28 Scconds, and il ron avill diride
this last br50, rou will have his Mocion in a Mi-
nure, (90. And this way are the Tables oF thc
Suns mean Morion, which rou have in the BOOKS
ot Astronomical Calcularion, construcced.
The SunstTorizontal Parallax, Dr. Grecory (ane
MIT. Nemton) makes bur 10 Seconds.
The same learned Machemarician, at che end o
his Astronomiae Phys. Es Geometr. Flem. hach a C’om
Paracire Astronomy, vrtiereamone che rest he con-
Siders whac Phenomena vould aopear in che Pla
necarr Syctem, (9c. 10 an Pre placed ar the sun;
irtret arc such as chese.
r: LHaL IHC FIXE ScarS voula appCat ut d COn.
care Sphere, the apparene Cenere oF Which, istHC
Eve ot che Spectator.
2. Fle would distinguit che Planers From che
FixE StarS (Tho thes rould appear eo him LO BC
Placed amons chem) by cheir Periodical Revoluri
ons, and by che Time of etiole, one Planet from
anoctier: And he ould judge chac Planet c9 be
Farthest of, Whose Periodical Revolurion Wvas ihe
longest; and (o on in order For che rest, C8c
3. T0 this Solar Observers Fye, the Planers
vould appear alivazs direct, and never Scationary
nor Retrorrade, ascher do ro an Eye ac the Farrh.
And cher onid be found ro recuen ro che lame
Fixc Scars asain ax Periods os very differen
lensetis; andthe Lnretur Planers erould somerimes
Parallaz of che Planels some berrer suels will Be
had ot cheir Cltancco, cans os lue blerrationo
the ditterene nelocus aie l’ardier ot cheir Mocion
conidbetore be obramed: Forto ine LVe chus pla
Morcer in December han in Zune, as is plain and) ced, ihe Larchs Horirorcal L arallax will be 16 1
nuTCS
ehis II CIMIRS OHTHE EO BC ACCOUMTCA CHC CCHErC O
our NVorId. Book 3. prop. 12.
Dy Means of ehc solar Spors it hach been dilco-
vered Mac The Sun serolves round his oWn AXIS,
wichom Morine (considerably) out ol ds Fale 
abou 25 DaYS. And chac the Axis OF this HIOI-
on is enclinedro che Fcliprick, i al LH bF87
Degreces, 30 Minutes neariY. Gregor. Lrom.
The Suris apparene Diameler beins sensibly
corer rhe Superior ones
4. LF VOu Suppole ce Fye rO BC mored FrONI
the Centre ot che Sun ro its Surtace, rhen by che