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

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  1. Boc, and are inserred here also ac. ehie desire ot
  2. cheie Autior, che Inpenious AC. Joln Pertes OF O18
  3. Swinsord in Worcesterstire.
  4. An Absract os M. Nemionis Doctrine concern.
  5. ine Liehe and Co Durs.
  6. F. Lixhe contilts oF an intinire numbet DE Rays
  7. Medium.
  8. 2. Fach Ray accordine AD irs deprec DE RCtraN:
  9. sibilies, when so retractec, axpears r0 che FyC OF
  10. a disterene C olour.
  11. 3. The leas Retranxible RayS appeAE ot 3
  12. deep Scarter, che most retrangible appear oE 3
  13. Violet Blue, the intermediare proccedins Fromr
  14. Scaptet 10 Vellowisi. ihen 10 liehe Creen, and 10
  15. 4. The Colours ariurie trom che diffecent RC
  16. in 2 dark loom by illuminarins chose Bodies wich fransibilicy ot Lishr are noc onty the more nored
  17. Vellow co Cireen, (3c. differing as che deprees ot
  18. cher are most brisse and vivid in che Lighe ot cheir also indetinire incermediare deerees of Sound
  19. 5. Whirenels (luch as the Suns Lighe appears)
  20. illastrared, buc ver most luminous in Red, and (o containins aIl chese deprees ot Retransibiliey, is
  21. Bise appearech inditterenchy ol any Colour wich consequenty made up oE all che aborementioned
  22. 6. Simple oe Hlomoxencal Colours are luch as
  23. any Colour, bur most copicusly chole indued wirh are produced by Hlomogereal Liehe or Rays, char
  24. Red; and conlequenety, wrhen illustrared wich have che lame degree ot Retransibiliey; and mixt
  25. Colours are luch a5 are produced by Rays oF dit-
  26. q. Rays ot the lame Retransibilicy producethe
  27. Tame Colour, Which Colour is not alcerable by re-
  28. Deaced Retractions, only made more ArOnS Or
  29. 8. AII Bodies appear ot this or thac Colour 2c.
  30. Bodies. And thac this is che inrire and adequare cordins a5 che Surtaces are adapted eo reRect only
  31. Mhe RayS OE suct a Colour or (ar leaB) in more
  32. plencys chan ehe rest.
  33. Experiments for Consirmation os ehe forecoins
  34. Doctrine.
  35. Experiment Y
  36. JILMMIBACHTA LAEMS WIEA LmIaE Or Ancompounded
  37. Lixhe: For chen ihey appear ot châc Coiour onls
  38. erich wven cher are illuminateu, bil sel in one
  39. Polition more rivid and lumineus cant sn anocher.
  40. accoral y a5 chey arc dilpoled more et scls10
  41. Fefleet or transimir che incident Coiour.
  42. +2. From whence allo is manitest che rcdlon Ot
  43. Wedsc litie cranspurent Vellels, Ailied ele one
  44. wich a Hec, ihe orber wwirh a Blue LIquor;
  45. namely; chac chouph chey avere severally cranspa
  46. rent enoueh, ser borh cogecher became opake
  47. For iE one trantmicced only Rec, and the orher on
  48. Iy Blue, no Kays could pa(s Throneh BOTh.
  49. 13. Thac che Colours. OF all nacural Bodies have
  50. no ocher Origin chan chis, etiac ther are variousty
  51. qualthied ro reltect one lorr ot Ligtr in greacer ro BIMC.
  52. Pleney chan anocher. And chis was experimented
  53. that means any Body may be made to appear ot che incermediare deorees of Red 10 Vello, ot
  54. any Colour: Fher hare chere no appropriare Co-
  55. omn Day a lighie Colour. Minium appearerh whichare as distinet ditterene sounds as che ocher
  56. chere of any Coour inditterener, wich wrhich ris
  57. hich ris illustraced, but yet mot lamus in Colours
  58. Bluc; and cheretore Minium restecteth Rays ot
  59. Day. lighe, chac is, Wwich all Pores ot Rays promi
  60. scuousty b ended, chole qualitied vrirh Red MalI ferent Retransibility
  61. abound most in che reffected Lighr, and by cheir
  62. Prevalence cause ic ro appear ot chac Colour. And
  63. For che lame reason Bise refectine Blue most co-
  64. viousty Mall appear Blue by chc excels ot chole tainc as the Rays are unired or scacrered
  65. Kays in us reflected Lighe; and che likre ot ocher
  66. cause ot cheir Colours, is manifest, because chey
  67. have no pover ro change or alter che Colours ol
  68. any TOrt OF RayS incidenE apAFE, buE put on alI Co.
  69. lours inditterenely, wich which chez arc inlighened
  70. Thele chines being lo, ic can be no longer dis
  71. pured, Whecher there be Colours in che Dark, nor
  72. uhether chey be the Oualicies ot che Objects ve
  73. sec; no nor perhaps, Wwhether Light be a Body
  74. For since Colours are che Oualities of Licht, ha-
  75. vino its Rays tor cheir incire and immediare Sub-
  76. sustain anocher; wrhich in effect is to call ic sub-
  77. stance; Wve Mould noc knou Bodiestrom Substan-(Prilm, whose Side PK is near parallel ro the side
  78. ces, vere it nor for their sensible Oualities, and
  79. Comechins elic, we have 25 800d ia deliere
  80. ehac eo be a Substarice als0.
  81. Thus tar wene chis wondertul Man, aslone since
  82. asthe XCar 1675; as youmay lee more ar larse in
  83. ehe Philosoph. Transact. N. And as himselt ac-
  84. quaines us (vich his alual Nloderty) in his excel-
  85. Dene Frearise oF Opcieks; jult nou publistied; and
  86. come ro my Flands While chis pare is compotine ac
  87. the Press; Where etie Reader will meer vich atmi
  88. ple Saristaction as eo all Parrs oF che admirable
  89. Doctrine oF Light and Coloirs. And chac rhe
  90. Woeld may sec rhac the Accoune tie (0 lons agoe
  91. puiblisied ot this Fheory, Was boch inrelligible and
  92. ceccainly crue, I trave subjoined che subsequene
  93. Eapesinenlo, rhieh canie 1o My Cailo a leal 3
  94. an unexpected Experiment, wrhich Mr. Stook in rishe lined and parallel, bur of ditterent deprees
  95. hiis Mlicrosiaphy relares co hare macie wich cwo) ot Retransibilies utien imcerins wirt a different
  96. uncompounded Liehr ot divers Colours; For by Colours ot Red, Vellon, Green, Bluc, but al(0 aII
  97. Lour, buE ever appea oF che Colour oP the Lixhr Cound trom Grare co Acure; in which rhere are
  98. cast upon eliem, vur ver rich rhis ditterence, char noc only che Noces ot common denomination, bui
  99. Lhe freac lxperimene on which ME. Nenion
  100. erounds his Doctrine, (and etrich he calIS Lixpe.
  101. rimentum Crucis) is aster ehis manner: B F. atia
  102. FG are tro Boards abour 4 or 5 Yards distance
  103. is a Prism expoled ro the Sun, IR C iS anocher
  104. BC oF the orher, and receivine rhe RaySD H re
  105. ject, hon can ve chink chole Rays Oualiries also, havins in each ot chem a lierle round FIole at D
  106. untels onc Oualiey may be che Subject of and and FI, oF abour Z oF an Inch Diamerer; ABC
  107. che Principal ot thole beins non tound due ro tracts them ro Falloni a Paper nm.

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