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Lexicon Technicum: Or, An Universal English Dictionary Of Arts And Sciences, fol. -

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  1. IHC P R E F A C. F
  2. As cochie Delcripeion of che Mathematical and Philosophical Instruments 5
  3. Tome of chem (as che most uletul) are largely done, bur che ochers a5
  4. brietty: For as ic rouldhare raken up a larse Volume eo hare described
  5. chem all; Cofor many olchem, che Reader vould noc have been mucti
  6. chebeccer. Buc che Globes and Quadrants are largely ereaced ot, 25 arC
  7. Telescopes, Microscopes, Daroscopes, Fycroscopes, and che Pneumatick. Engines,
  8. Or sir. Pumps; becanse cheleare oF vast Dle and Beretre co Mankind, and
  9. have serred eo improre andraise up che Knomledse ol Nacure eo chae
  10. 8oodheiphe ic is nou arrived co, and Lhope will carrys ic yec much
  11. Turcher.
  12. And asI hare ulually calen particular care to sire all Auchors cheir
  13. just duo, trom whom lhare caken any considerable pare of my Mncerialo,
  14. wichouc Parrialier, (o l hare delignedly done Jultice co luch Ingenious
  15. and Industrions Arciticers, a5 do cruly deserve che greatest Encourase.
  16. menc tor cheir Still and Accuracy in che makins ot chole instrumenes:
  17. Such are MIr. John Romley, Mathematical Instrument maker, under SE. Dun-
  18. stan S. Church in Fleet street: MIr. Tarwell, and Mr. Marstrab, Perspective Ma-
  19. ters in Ludeate street: Mr. Flawkesbee, Who makes Sir- Pumps and aII Pneu
  20. marick. Engines, in Ciltspur- street near West. Smithfield: And MI. Jobn Patrick,
  21. che Torricellian Operator in the OId. Bailey, Whro makces aIIKinds ot Barome-
  22. ters and Thermometers; 25 y ou will fnd Lhare done in the proper Places:
  23. And I cant here omit mentionins che Ingenious NC. Wilson, Which L
  24. could noc do in cheBook, becaule chole Stieers aboutche Microscope vere
  25. Princed of betore Phad Scen Mr. Wilson or his Olases: Buc l’must noW
  26. do him chat Justice eo Pay, Thac of all che Microscopes Thave ever seen
  27. for Commodiounels, rarious Uses, Portabiliey and Cheaprels: I ne-
  28. ver met wich any chins like Mr. Wilsons Cilasses. They are parcicularty
  29. described in che Philosophical Transactions, Z.
  30. AStoche Lam Part oFchis Dictionary, L did my selF actually consule
  31. che best Bools and Dictionaries I could set recommended eo me; and
  32. From thence I cranseribed abridoedy all chac seem d necellary co be in-
  33. serced here; and lince chac Phare had ic caretully examined and correct
  34. ed bya Gentleman ot knovn Abilicy in thac Protession.
  35. and chus havins siren vou à Phorr Accoune ot irhac vou may expect
  36. eo tind in ehis Work, and intich may perhaps Patistre che Reader chac
  37. ic is a B00k uletul eo be read carefully over, 25 Wvell as tobe consulced
  38. likce orter Dictionaries occationally: P Call nexe fairly acquaine you
  39. iherein ic is delecrire, and what improvemenes may be made of it
  40. hereaster, in an additional Volume.
  41. The Caralogue, Riehe Ascensions, Declinarions, esc. oF che Fixed.
  42. Stars, is very impertect; che Reason oE which is, ThaE NC. Flamstede,
  43. uxon whom P choushe Imighe depend, was pleased co retule me any
  44. Communicarion ofchac kind; else Lould have siren chole chines un.
  45. der che Name ol each Scar or Constellation.
  46. A L LC

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Lexicon Technicum: Or, An Universal English Dictionary Of Arts And Sciences, fol. - . Machine transcription, not an edition: Leibniz Legible (model FoNDUE-GD_v2_ft_Leibniz, run 74). https://leibnizlegible.com/page/806933011:0019?run=74