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

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  1. wrhich is set over her Flead, wirh a Miver in Which
  2. is brouxhe the Buoy Rope herewich co weieh che
  3. Anchor. And s Is ade Ladt l C atB
  4. che BOaIS BOW.
  5. DAZ, is cicter Naturat or Arcificiat, che Tor-
  6. mer is decermine d by rhe Norion of the Sun eound
  7. che Parrh in 24 FIOurs. The Arrificial Day is the
  8. Pime becwixe che Suns Ritins and Setrins; 10
  9. wrhich is opposed Nixhe, whichis che rime char che
  10. Sun is under tHe FIOrizOn.
  11. The Nacurat Da) lS alto caleu Civit because
  12. is by divers Narions, reckoned divers Ways; the
  13. Babylonians bexan to acconne cheir Day trom che
  14. Sun-risins; che Fers and Athenians trom Sun-ser.
  15. cing, ihom che Tralians Follon eo chis Day, Bexin.
  16. nins cheir Arst LTour ac Sun. ser. The Acprians
  17. bexan ac Midnishe as we accoune our AAronomi
  18. Cal Day, buc che umbri began ac Noon.
  19. The Nacural Day besihmins ac Noon or Mic
  20. nighe is almays equal; bur chac whichis accounced
  21. trom Sunritine or serrins is unequal; and che
  22. artiticial Day is every where unequal, bur jus un-
  23. der the Equinoctial-Line.
  24. DEAD-MENS EXES, in 2 Shix, arc a kinc
  25. ot Blocls havins many holes in chem burno sivers
  26. and chroueh chem che Lanniers 80, Which make
  27. Fast che Mrowds belon 1o cheChains. Somerimes
  28. buc rarely, che main stays of a Shipare sec rauxh
  29. by Dead Mens-Fres, and Lanniers. The Cromseet
  30. alvars dorceve chrouoh Dead Mens-Fyes.
  31. DEAD RECROMII, ac Sea, is thac Estima
  32. eion, Judemene or Conjecture which che Scamen
  33. make ot che Place where a Ship is, by keepine ar
  34. AccouncoFher Way byche Log; by knomins che
  35. Course cher have Acered by che C ompals, and by
  36. rectityins all wich allovance For Drist, Lec, Wa
  37. ecc. accordins e0 che Shrips Prim. S0 chac chis
  38. Reckonins is withouc any Obserrarion ot che Sun
  39. ceedins trom sivoonins. L’aincins. Flunger, Dis
  40. eale, or orherise. Blanchard.
  41. , 152 Wric Which hiech where a Mar
  42. oweth Moner uxon Obligarion, or other Bargain
  43. for any chine sold uneo him.
  44. Pale, _c. is born uxon any Beast, in an Elcurcheon
  45. tor ihen ab ias is Debruised of ebe
  46. Pale.
  47. harins ten sides and Aneles, and it they are all e
  48. qual ro one anocher ris chen called a Regular De.
  49. cason, and ic may beinleribed in a Cirele.
  50. dt. dd ttd
  51. Noon and Scarrs, and is ro be Rectityed as otren son cur ino Cxiream and mean Proporrion in e
  52. a5 any 800d Observation can be had.
  53. DEAD-RISINO, a Ferm in a Shrip FOr thae
  54. pare oF her wtrich lies ate berween ihe Keel and
  55. hex Floor Timbers, and nexe adjoynine co che
  56. ScernPost, under che Bread Room in aMan oF War.
  57. DEAD. WATER, is che Eddy Warer just BC.
  58. hind the Scern oF a Ship, and if a Ship hach 3
  59. Prear Eddy follons her Scern, chey Cay se make
  60. much Dead mater; chis is so called because ic dorh
  61. noc pals avas (0 lvitrly as che Warer runnins by
  62. her Sides dorh.
  63. DE BENE ESSF, a Termin Common L aWv, 25
  64. evhen che Detendanes Depolcion or Bail is ontz
  65. allowed for che present, bur atrer more tull Pxa-
  66. minarion, is cirher eo Rand er FaII.
  67. DEDENTDR, Was a kind oF vricins ArK si-
  68. ven in the lare cimes of Dsurpation ro che Souldier.
  69. 10 lecure che Paymencot his Arrears; ris uled al-
  70. (0 in che Exchequer, and in ohe Kines FToule De-
  71. Ence ab, is also lo divided by che lupposirion, che
  72. wotrole Line d a. b d:: a5 the wvhole Line aB,
  73. bentures are siren ulually ro che Serranrs, For che bur in che lame Proporrion is b d eobe; where
  74. Paymentot cheir Wages, Board-Wapes, and thelike. fore b a must be equal co b c, and che Pover ot
  75. The Word is mencioned in che Aet ot Oblirion one ro che Porver ofche orter
  76. 12 Car. 2. 6. 2. And Cince chelare Revolurion hach
  77. DECAMP, When an Army raises ies Camp anc
  78. land oux ot wit ee solaters Duues are ap. depares trom rhe Place where ir lay betore, chex
  79. by himsest ane Als Anceltors betore him, 25 For a (antalton.
  80. tilt. Conmion ot Lalcure, 6. Cach Dota Debet 1
  81. and solet mult Be uled in ihie Wci dE Rbu.
  82. iotitit LA.l.di Dee Laledo Dtti Lo.
  83. There is alto a small Davit in Mhe ShipS BOAE) DEBILNEY, is a ventnets ot che Body pro.
  84. DEBRDISED, a Term et Lsctatu) Wtien
  85. DECAGON, is 2 PaMM LIBMIC M Geomerri
  86. Propolicion.
  87. Yhe side os a Regular Decasonis in Pover ana
  88. Lenech equal to the creat est Segment 6) an eXa
  89. son, cut accordins eo extream and mean Proportion.
  90. 00a 10
  91. Let che Line d b che Radius or side ol al LCLa
  92. P. II C. 2. Euelid.) De applied co cheCircle in ch.
  93. Poine b, and chen produced rill b a, be che side ot
  94. a cobbucon, et ac Chord ot 36
  95. las ba, is equal ro b c, an lC 10b-= b0.
  96. Orab eabi abl dc.
  97. Demonstration.
  98. The Ansle bca = 36, ana cMequeM IHC C.
  99. qual Ms eb a and a cach = 72, Wheretore dbc
  100. mantde . Ano eC dd--D, CC Anples a
  101. and dcb, must be exact = 36, and cheretore che
  102. wrhole Anole acd = 72, Ox che AnB lC OF A PenTABOn
  103. Whereforem L2a bc and a dc are Similar, and
  104. Conlequenty a d. a b.. a b. 4V, LHal 1oq a d, a0:
  105. db. b a: Wheretore che whole Line da, is cur inco
  106. exeream and mean Proporton. Ana letetore
  107. A Forrisicarion allo consistine of s0 Bactions is
  108. been uled in many ACts oF Partiament, especially Comerimes called a Decagon.
  109. in char which relates eo che Forteired Fstares in Tre-
  110. Poinced. lobe latistied. IF WV. 3.
  111. d) lC15 Decampea.
  112. DEBET and Solet, is a WHILOT LISM WIIenI
  113. Lus cddebant a su. L0 coPolt en
  114. hach chose Words in asteat tetas oehl Cicat Lae IO MOM, ASIHC CHMIIS
  115. omirred: ds it a PTan (ue For any chino char is now (peak, ThaE (OIE MIAY DL NILHOBE anV MaETer Oc de-
  116. tirst oF all denyed, al Woeu enseseace ald chis Action the Chymists call 2 DC.

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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/806933011:0242?run=74