Leibniz Legible

Machine transcription of the Leibniz Nachlass

Search the Nachlass

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

Machine transcription. Not an edition. Errors are expected: about 8% character error rate on Latin and French lines, higher on German. Mean line confidence on this page: 0.90.

Original at the GWLB · Page image · Annotations (IIIF) · Download text

The machine reads it as

  1. Signihie che lame wich Epocha, viz: a certain Time
  2. Ot Dare trom Whence to begin che Ne YCar:
  3. A LHEK: Des HToOk Mierogr. P. 23: CaIIS the
  4. Acher chac Medium or Fluid Body in wtrich 2II
  5. or lome parricular vay ot reckonine Time and ocher Bodies do a5 ic vere svim and move. BuB
  6. Pears. And in ehis Signilication the ord is chis leems ro me ro tavour the Cartestan Doctrine
  7. ihoushie ro arise from these lnirial Lerrers, A. F. OF an Abloluce Plenum, Whick by many Intassible
  8. R. A. Wvtich amons che Spaniards, who besan Reasons and Experimenes is proved co be impol-
  9. cheir Ara trom che Reign oE Aucustus, Rood for sibic. Astheretore we call che Medium in wtrich
  10. Annus erat Regni Augusti. Thie most eminent we breach and live, che dir, by irtrich ive under-
  11. Airas amons Chronologers, are the sera oE stand an Flastical Esuid Body, cicher havins ies
  12. ehe Worlds Creacion, Which accordinq to che
  13. very larse Incerstices deroid ot aII MaTTeT, OK
  14. Fulian Accoune oF Pime began in the Monch oF elle Ailled in part wich a Fluic which is very cali
  15. October, and on the 24th Day. Some place chis
  16. 3950 Lears besore Christs Birth, whom Cassen-
  17. dus laich, come nearest torruth, and chat chis A
  18. ra is contirmed by che French astronomers; Ochers
  19. account 3983 Lears betore che Birth oE our Savi
  20. our, and wirh chele Petavius joins. Repter make.
  21. chem 3993; and there are lome Who will have ic
  22. Thac che lice Nuntort 15 519C
  23. The Feristo Sra Ox Period, invenred Dy Pillet
  24. abur che Pear OF Christ 344. This is by no
  25. means Fistorical, but Artisicial and Astronomical
  26. and is fuired ro che fems False Accoune ot the
  27. Ne Moons, Feasts, Holidays, (90. and is ot tat
  28. dater Randins chan che begimning of che Nocid
  29. tho they ule ic as che Dare of the Crearion; il
  30. besins in Autumn.
  31. LuC Ara trom ine Destractionof Troy, begin.
  32. June 16. 25 Scaliser proves ouc ot Ephorus: ris
  33. der conneten in Protane Aucttors.
  34. he Ara OF Nabonassar begins che 26TH OF F0.
  35. bruary (747 Lears betore Cheist) bur ic variert
  36. in 146F Lears chro che Whole 365 Days; For sc
  37. many he acconnes, neglectins che odd FTours
  38. etica uanes a preac mcreuration.
  39. The sra oF the Olmpiads begins trom ch.
  40. New Noon in the Summer Soistice 977 Zears bC.
  41. Fore Christ, and theera oF sphirus is onty a C01.
  42. lection oF the Olympick Tears: ThelC ENO are
  43. ehe Araschiesty uled by Greek Flictorians.
  44. Chrill.
  45. ly mored our ofchem by Comprestion, and wtich
  46. readily rerurns inco ehem again irtien chac COm
  47. prestion is raken ofF: S0 ve agree ro call char
  48. tiner Fluid Body, it ic be a Body, wrhich is exrend
  49. ed round our Rir and Armosphere, abore ic and
  50. berond it, up ro che Planers, or to an Indetinice
  51. Distance; This, I CaY, we call che Airber, tho
  52. What e mean by thac word, we lcarce well un-
  53. derstand: For thar chere can be no Fluid wvhose
  54. parrs do resilt che Morions oF Bodies chro Ther
  55. las our Air dorh) in che Planerary Regions, We are
  56. cerrain almost ro a Demonstrarion; because cho
  57. Morion oF the leaventy Bodies is by no means
  58. impeded or alcered by any such Resiltence, bur
  59. they move as treely as it chey evere in an abs0.
  60. luce Void. Buc thac which is otten meone by the
  61. word Ether Or Athereal Macter, is a very fine
  62. ehim Diaphanous Fluid, which some will have to
  63. Curround che Farch up r0 25 Far as the Incerstella-
  64. ry Worid, and wrtrich casily peneerares and runs
  65. chro all chines, and lers all ehines run as easils
  66. theo ir.
  67. ALLTIOES MINRRAL, is a Medicine usual.
  68. ly made by Incorporarins vell rogether equal
  69. Parts OF Kunmins Mercury and Flover oF Sul.
  70. phur, and chen desaprarins che Nixture.
  71. But ris much che best way only ro mix them
  72. well cogecher in a GtaIS MOTTAT, and never rO
  73. enkindle the Marrer aE aII; The Mercury will
  74. perfectlu disappear, and che Pouder in a licrle
  75. eime will rurn black.
  76. ATIOLOOT, signities an ACCOnnE OF Che
  77. Causes and Reasons ot Diseales, and ot their va-
  78. ious Symproms, in order ro cheirCure: Where.
  79. Fore ic is by lome called Patholozy
  80. AFFLERORS, a Term in Law, Bgnities ucH
  81. as are appointed in Courr. leers, (9c. upon OatI
  82. 1o mulet chole who have commicred any L’aule
  83. wvhich is arbirrably punistable, and for which no
  84. express Penaler is preleribed by Scacure.
  85. To Affere an Amercement, is property ro lessen
  86. and mitigare he RigOur OF it.
  87. AFETANCF. (in LaW) is cheplistcins oF Trort
  88. berween a Man and a NOman UPOn An ABTCCMEHE
  89. oF Marriage ro behad berween etiem
  90. AFFIDAVIT, in Law, tienities an Oatt, 28
  91. eo make Affidavit, is eo celtitie a chine upor
  92. DaEII.
  93. ALLOMLESL, (d Lerm im EliC Forest L aM) S1Z.
  94. The Roman Aira, From che building oF the C
  95. cy, begins Aprit 2T. and is 752 Tcars betore
  96. Desns December 25.
  97. The Turkict Ara Or the stra ABi ch.
  98. The Christian Ara trom the Birrh OE Chris
  99. 6ch Day ot Fuly; they accoune ic trom Maho
  100. met S EliBhE, A. D. 622
  101. The Ara of the Deach oF Alexander the Creat
  102. is the r2Th OF November, 324 Zears betore Christ.
  103. Ae Fpocha
  104. ASOSTOM, or calcind Copper is made D
  105. ScracitsIHS Clares ot Coppet nun Pouder ot Sul.
  106. Flole in ir, r0 sire che Vapours Vene, wvhile che
  107. phur in a Crucible, wtiole Cover or Lid hach:
  108. Macrer is Calcining in a Arone Fire, eill no more
  109. Fumes will arise; the Plares must lie separates
  110. Wohile hoc. In ehis Scracitication che Ars and lal
  111. Beds or Lasers mult be oe sulphur
  112. ESCHXNOMLNOOD LLANTS, che tam
  113. a5 Sensicive; which see
  114. ASTIVAL SOLSTICE, Or summet sos
  115. Sec Solstice
  116. A TATE PROBANDA, is a Writ OF OHce,
  117. and ic lies tor che Fleir oF the Tenane rhat hold
  118. it into Forest.
  119. AFFR AY OE Affraiment, in the Common. L. aW
  120. eF che King in chiet, eo prove char he is ot tuil is an Afrishemene pur upon on et mon sel
  121. Aee, directed ro the Sheris eo enquire ot his sons; and ehis may be WeouphE, they Cay, WIEH
  122. Hine by che Eame Serrices ihal Ancettore
  123. made r0 che PLIMB
  124. AFLBMCIMMENL, a FOrrrelS Ox SITONS
  125. LAB. Ot Oees Lorritication.
  126. nities eo lay wate a piece ot Ground, and rurr
  127. e e eM Aour, or furmiihed wvichi
  128. neapoto t cltals lvoen, ic max Axitie a tea
  129. Rec; and chen he Mall become Tenane ro rhe out a Word spoken, or Blow siven: A5 it a Nan

Cite

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/806933011:0041?run=74