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

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  1. For ihe very preac Rariry oF rhe Fails of C0-) che Rarefaction ot rhe Marrer in the Aimolphere
  2. mets may be concluded by che fx d Scars (0 plain- ac the rime oF the Peribelion. Smonk, lairt he
  3. ly appearine chroyeh them, a5 Wve find they do
  4. in a Chimney ascends up by che ipulie ot che
  5. The Aemolphere ot our Farrh Minino wirh che Air in which ir swims or fioas: And dir rarity
  6. Suns Lighr, chouxh perhaps irs chicknels be bur by Fleat alcends by che diminurion ot iis Specitich
  7. à seu Miles, vec quice exringuisties allche Lishir ot Grariry, rakine ihe Smoak and carryirB ic up a
  8. ehie six d Scars, and obseures rhie Moon it selt, lons wich it. Why Mould ner chié d ait ol a Cimer
  9. Whereas cheurimense chichness ot rhe Lail ot a C0-
  10. be, atter che lame manner, surpoled 1o be raised
  11. m:t, plluscraced as our Arinolxtiere is by rtie Rays by che Sun d’ for che Sun- Beanii do nor agitate a.
  12. oEchesun, ill permic che (mallest six d Stars c0 ny Mediums wwtrich chey pals chroveh, bur ery
  13. be seen chroueh ir wichour any diminurion ot cheis by Reffexion and Retiaction. Lhe Ressectine
  14. Briehiness
  15. And che Fails OE most Comets have no preatet
  16. Parricles beins made warm by rhis Action de
  17. varm che Acher wich which cher asc compound.
  18. aSplendor than che Surbeams exhibir intien re. ed. This Acher (or Wharerer you will call ii
  19. Rected trom a Scream ol Mores, Dust, (30. in a beins rarified by che Elear communicated 10 ii
  20. darken d Room os bur ore ox ro Inches in chiek- and havins irs Specisick Graviry by which ic de
  21. nelS.
  22. (cended romards che sun belore, non diministed
  23. Ac wohac rime he Vapour alcends rom ehe by chis Raretaction, alcenus and carries plens
  24. Flead rorhe Excremicy ot ihe Pail, may be almost wich ic chose RcRectins Parricles oF wtich che
  25. discorered by dramine onty a Riphe Linc From Tail of a Coniet is compoled.
  26. che end of chie Pail io che dun, and chen norins
  27. the place where chac Riphr Line curs ihe Traje-
  28. ctoer: For che Vapour in che excremiey ot che
  29. Toche A(cent of chele Vapours, ic conducesthar
  30. they are carried by 2 circular Morion round che
  31. Sun, and consequenrly, endearour ro recede trom
  32. Tait, it ic alcend in a Rishir Line trom che Sun, che Sun, While che Armolphere ot che sun, and
  33. will begin ils ascent ar checime when che lead ot che Macrer oE che Llearens dorh cirher really rest
  34. cheComet is in che place ot incersection.
  35. Bur indeed che Vapour dorh nor ascend in a Rixhe
  36. or elle beins moved wich no orter Morion chan
  37. Wwhac chey hare trom che Suns Circumrorarion
  38. Line trom ehe Sun, bur by rerainins che Morion al are moved verr Rowly. Thele are che Caules o
  39. rhe Comet which ir had betore irs ascent, and com
  40. che Alcene oF Vapours inco rhe Tails ol Comets
  41. poundins ic wich che Mocion oFirs Alcent, ic alcends when chey are wichin che Contines of che sun
  42. obliquely; Wheretore ic will be a cruer Solurion where cheir Orbirs are more curred, and where
  43. of rhie Problem, eo suppole rhe Righe Line wtrich Comets beins wichin che Denser, and cheretore
  44. incersects che Orbir, eo be parallel ro che sensch hearier Armosphere ot the Sun hare cheir Tails ot
  45. Ot the Pait, os racher (Because oF che Curvilinear
  46. rhe greacest Lensch. For che Fails which are non
  47. Mocion ot che Comets) char ic diverge trom che produced by preserrins cheir oon Morion, and ac
  48. Line oF che Tail. By chis means I tound char che
  49. Vapour irhich as in che excremiey of che Tail,
  50. Fan. 25. bexan ro alcend trom the Fead betore
  51. che lame rime pravicarins comards che Sun, vill
  52. move abour him in Elliples, likre cheir Fleads.
  53. and by chac Morion will alvars accompany and
  54. Occember IY, and cheretore had casen up more trecly adhere ro cheir leads: For che Graviry ol
  55. chan 45 Days in ies Alcemr: Bur aI char lon
  56. che Vapours rowards che Sun, will no niore cause
  57. Fail wrhich appeared Decemb. 10. ascended in chethe Tails of Comers ro Forlake cheir Fleads and 1o
  58. space ofchoservo Days, Whichuvere rhen just past
  59. ince iIS Peribelion; Wheretore che Vapour ac che
  60. beginnins. When che comet was near ehe sun a
  61. fall donn romards che sun, chan che Gravicy ol
  62. che Hleads can make rhem Fail of trom cheir l’ails
  63. By cheir common Graviry chey vould cirher fall
  64. Donn co rhe Sun rogether, or De rogether retar
  65. scended prodixioully Cwitc, and alcerwards conci-
  66. nued co alcend wirh a Norion recarded by rhe ded in cheir ascenc, and cheretore this Gravier
  67. Graviey oF che Parricles, and by char ascene en-
  68. creased che lenoch ot ihe Tail: Bur ihe Lail. 25
  69. lons as ir appeared, constted slmo eII ot. thav
  70. Vapour exhich alcended irom che rime of the Peri-
  71. belion: and c aee te u alcendea and
  72. doch by no means hinder bur chac che Feads and
  73. Fails OF Comers may receive and ierain any Positi
  74. on co one anocher, Which cicher che abore men-
  75. tioned Causes, or any ocher may produce
  76. Thele Fails cheretore which are thus produced
  77. composed rhe Bounds of, ihe Pail, did noc vanis in che Perihelions oE Comets, will 80 oA alone virt
  78. ill ic w25 borh r00 far of rhe sun eo be illuminq.
  79. cheir Fleads into remorely distane Regions, and
  80. red by him, and of us, 1o be riliblo. Hence also trom chence, cicher ich rhe Comets chemlelres
  81. ehe Fails aE Coens wrhich are Morrer do nor a
  82. cend wich 2 quick and concinual Mocion trom che
  83. Elead, and etien prelenly ranim and disappears
  84. buc are permanent Columns ot Vapours and lixtra
  85. recurn again co us atrer a lone series of Pears; op
  86. racher beins chere rarihied ranis quire away b
  87. lations, Pachered trom the flead by 2 very sencle
  88. Aocion, and in a preat space oF Time; which rerby
  89. lirrle and lirrle: For oftervards in che descene ol
  90. cheir Hleadscomards the Sun, lome licele Monr Taile
  91. oughr graduallr and Aowlr eo be produced from
  92. the Fleads, irhich atrermards in che Peribetions ol
  93. parriciparins of char Morion oF rheir Fleads which ucti Comets 25 descend donn into the Suns AC
  94. thes had ac chebepinnins; chey conrinue casils ro molphere must necds be immensely encrealed;
  95. more alons wich cheir Fleads chrouph ehe Celesti. For che Vapours in chole tree Spaces will continu.
  96. al Resions. Andtrom hence ic may asain becon. ally be raritied and dilaced, wrhence ic comes to
  97. rer chac hal.any pover ot Remitiance ot Phuch broader chan chac end nexe the Flead ot che
  98. Aance in A, Ance noc es ene tances ana CComet
  99. eluded, ac eaten a MalPaIS, chac che Pxcremicy ot the Tail is alvaye
  100. mers chemletres, duceven luch very rare Bouls
  101. Cor 2 vast While cogether.
  102. This excellene Auchor lurposes M ent et
  103. And ic appears aprecable enouph ro ReaIon 10
  104. as the Tails of Comets, can boch move elere very Suxpole, thac chose Vapours which are thus dilared
  105. freely and svisily, and also conrinue rhac (Latied, and aittuled chroughour all the Celestial
  106. Resions, may by lierle and licele by cheir ownpro-
  107. PEF LFAVICY DC acrracted donn eo che Planets and
  108. polo lio Lam d comers ed d lalled by become incerminsted vit chcie smitel
  109. L6

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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/806933011:0204?run=74