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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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ver wich Spectacles cher read The smallest; tho y and to touch one another in a POInE OF COmmOn
VISWAL RayS. Sec Ray
VITAL Faculty, is an Action Wherebr a Nan
lires, which is pertormed, Whether re design ic or
no; TucharetheMocion oEche FPearr, Respiration
Nurririon, (90. IE depends chieAy uxon che Cere-
bellum. Ir is the Came wich Nacural Paculer, cho
the Ancienes distinguistred chem, placins che Na-
cural in che Liver, and che Vical in the HIeaFE.
Blanchard.
VITAL Flame. SeC Flamma Vitalis.
VITAL Indication, in the ArE ol Medicine, ic
Cuch an one as requires che rectorins and reserrins
OEthe Nacural Scrensch oF che Body.
VITALICO, a CorT OF L eprolie; chere are chree
kinds oE them.
Alphus, wrhere the Colour is Whire, Pomethins
roush, and nor continued, like (0 many DropE
here and chere; bur lometimes it spreads bronder,
and wich lome Intermissions.
Melas difters in Colour, because ir is Black, and
likce a Shade; in che rest ther agrCC.
Leucc has lomechins like alphus, bur ic is wvhiter,
and descends deeper, and in ic the FTairs are WVhire
and likce Down: AI chese Spread, buc in some
quicker, in others AOVer
NITLIETCATTOTY, che curnins oE any Body
into Olass by the Force oF Fire: This (by che Cty.
mists, is lookd uxon as the Otrimare Action ot
Fire, and Bodies irtien once cher hare sain d the
Form oF Cla(s, do (generallr speakins) continue
in char Form, and are nor capable of purrins on
any ocher Strape.
Holkinds OF Vitrifications (25 al0 C alcinations)
are made by Sales unirins and incorporarine rich
che Mecalline Parricles.
NITKTOL Ot Copper or Venus, IS Blue Chrystals
made by a Solurion of Copper in Spirit oF Nirre
Evaporation, and Chrystallizarion in a c00l place
Phele are uled as Causticks, bur chey will dissolve
it expoled ro the AIr.
There are other ChryAIS oF Venus made by di-
Ailled Vinesar, and cher are whac is called Verde-
grease; wtrich sec.
VITRIOL os Mars, de Salt of Socel, is made
by dissolvins Sceel in lome proper Acid Menstruum
then Fraporarins and Chrystallizine co gain che
Salt 25 abore in C opper.
VITRTOL of Silver, Or ot the Moon. Sec Chry-
stalsos Silver.
VETRTOLATE TarTAr. Sec Fartar Vitrio-
late
NTTRTOOS TTumoUr, OE Glassie Tumour of the
Eye, is che chird Humour oF the Pye, (0 called
From is relemblance of the melted Otals. Tis
chicker chan the Aqueons, but nor (0 Colid a5 chc
Chrystalline. Fis round or convex bchind, and
somemhac plain betore, onty holloed a licele in
themidale here ic receires che Chrystalline. TE
exceeds boch che ocher Humours in Ouantiey.
VITRIOOS Tunicle, a chin Film, Or COaC,
The AII.
VIrA VOCF. Sec DepositionS.
NIVIEALOOS Animals, aec Such aS BrinOFOrEH
cheir Touns livins and perfect; by which chey
are distinguitd From Oviparous ones, which lay
E0go. iotrich aliee chac, aece hacched ino Livinie
LHA
chese wich Spectactes do nol appear (0 larsc, 25 Cenere
thole wichour spectactes
D. Whac is Caid OFE
contused or distinct RC-
orclentation ot a Poin
U IC Obiccl, may
understood ot the con
thole parts thar lic prer
Aood ol etery Point in
do mcet one
Fuled or distinct Repre
Cerration oF che wtole
Object; at least, FOr
y Dioh adiacent ro thar
eoint chat is looke
For here we do nor sec
ic
a Poine, in che
Sense ot che Machema
ricians, bur in a PhyB
cal Sense, For the Imal
eA part imaginable; anc
che Wwhole Object co
sistins oE such Poinrs
erhrac is Mevvr oE on
Poine, Mas be under
esse Obicc
Distinet Vision, iS CaV
Sed, Wvhen che Penci
OF Rays From each
OF an Object, do ac
cacely determine
respondent Poines of ch
ase on che Retina
Confused Vision, 1SC
Ced woten chele Penc
another.
Elear Vision, I5 cav
es a steat Suantit
Rays in che lame Penc
Mlluminarines che
pondent Points oF rh
Imase Arors) ali
goroust)
int Vision, i5 W
ser Rays make
one Pencil: And l
this may be disti
cis dark and obseure; 2
least, nor (0 bright 21
strons, as il more Ra)
concurred.
VISITATIONI, is That ONice or Action chat is
performed br a Bihop in erery Diocele once evers
Three Vears, Or by che Arch. deacon once a Yeat
by visitins ihe Churches and cheir Rectors, 
s
NF. Sec Venue
VISORIOS. Sec Oprick Nerves.
TTOM COHTINS FO ThC Viem of the Frank Pledee, Who the Chrystalline; tho chere are Pome who absolute.
is not Resident wichin the FTundred; For Men are ly deny, Thacchere is any such Coar in the Fye
and noc of L anas held where ther dvell nOE.
LSVAF Point in 2 Perspectire, is a Poinc im
che Lolzoncal Linc, wherein all che Ocular R275
unire; and in whrich, aria all che octers thac aEC
Parallel chereto. AS if a MIan Aood in a lons Rrair
Gallerr, Wherein lookins directy termard; che
VISC Franci plesii, is a WVrir to exemprhim whichis Caid to separare the Glassie FTumour FrOK
bound cochis Viem, by reason ot their FTabirarion, Betore the FTumours are Falcen out and exposed re
Sides, Floor, and Ccilins at la seem 10 be unired, Creacures.