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

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  1. Number oF Planes have been dilcorered ro have
  2. Sceds; and of Animals (Insecs) hare been Found ii
  3. be produced Dnirocally, or in che ordinary vayo
  4. Generarion, whieh betore ivere chouphero be equi
  5. rocally produced.
  6. EKASTD, ihe Fteralds Nord expresins an
  7. thins riolendy rorn oA trom its proper place; aric
  8. eis uled in Contractistinction ro Coupea, Which (18.
  9. nitis a chins clean cur OH.
  10. ERFCF Occlminz- Dials, are those vohose Planes
  11. arc noc directis oppotire eo any ot che a Cardinat
  12. Poines, bur Declines from che Meridian, or Prime
  13. Verrical Circle.
  14. Foxche cravins ol che Pour. Lines on chele Di-
  15. als, there is siren the Laritude of the Place, aHC
  16. he Declination of tbe Plane: For rotina;
  17. FirR, The Feiebs os cho. Siyle above sbe Plane.
  18. Secondly, The Distance os che Substile srom rhe
  19. Meridian.
  20. Ttirdiy, Etic inclination os the Meridians, or
  21. Difference of the Meridians; Wwhich arc aII the RC
  22. quilires necellary ro be knoun betore chie Dial car
  23. be described.
  24. 2. Zo find ihe Seyles Heisht above Ebe Plaite,
  25. (a7.
  26. As che Radius is io che Consine oF ihie Plane
  27. Declination:
  28. Soische Co. sine oF che F levation os ihe Pole, re
  29. the Sine olche Styles Heiehit.
  30. 2. Eo sind che Substrtes Distance from che Mteri-
  31. dian, laY,
  32. As the Radius is to che Sine or che Planes DC-
  33. elination:
  34. Sois the CO TaHSEnE OF che Flevation of che Pole
  35. Corhe TanseM OF che Substyles Distance.
  36. 3. Fo find che Inclination os che Meridians,
  37. CaY,
  38. And ich ihie Hour-Angles ac ihe Pole, End ehie
  39. Four-Arches, by ehis Proporrion.
  40. ASThe Radius is ro the Sine oF the Seylos Feight
  41. 50 is the Tangent oF rHe Four-Angle, 10 che
  42. Tansent ol che Lour-Arch.
  43. OF Thele Hour =AnelOS, aHa LADUI- ATCDCS IIaLIC d
  44. Table; 2d ao Merbed makirB Z Lorizontal.
  45. Dial.
  46. erees, 00 Minures. Larirude, 51 Degrees, 32 Mi-
  47. The Requilires may be found B7 che toresoMS
  48. Cannons, viz.
  49. The Feisht ot ihe Style,
  50. Substyles Distance from the Meridian,
  51. Inelination of Meridians.
  52. Noir, fince che Inclination of Neridians is lelsi
  53. than 60 Degrees, and greater than 45 Degrees,
  54. tis cerrain che substyle muct beberreen B and 9 Of
  55. the Clock.
  56. Disterence 10 15 Dcorces, Whictr ler 25ainst 8
  57. henbr continual addition ot LS Degrées, vou I
  58. have che Numbers against che remainins LIOuS.
  59. CannOn oiren FOF chat purpole, viz. By the con
  60. rinual addirion ot the sine oF che Siyles Heieht; 20
  61. Deorces, 6Minutes co the l’angent ot erery Hours
  62. Distance from ihie Substyle, and chac will gire new
  63. Fansencs ot che Hour-Arobes, as in che tollomins
  64. A5 che Radlias is 18 ilte Co. Tan BenE OC che Bc- Tabie.
  65. clination:
  66. Sois che Sine oF Elevation os the Pole,
  67. Toche Co ransent oF ihc Iuctination os ihe Men
  68. ridians.
  69. These beine sound; Then voich a Line and
  70. elumet, tex Fall a Perpendicular to chetTorizon, and
  71. chac Mal BC the Meridian, Or LTOur- Linc OF 125
  72. Westward, 2
  73. Then, il vour elane decline Z EaAWard,
  74. place ehe Substyles Distance, (trom the Line ot
  75. Riet Fland ot ihe Meridian.
  76. LL ete
  77. Also havins Found rhe Tnelination os the Meridi-
  78. ans, tind Whac Angle cach FToux makes at the Pole
  79. vichche substele, br Subrracting L5 Deorces FOF
  80. cach FTour thacis beeween the substyle and Meridi-
  81. an, 25 lons as ir can be done trom the Inclination es
  82. che Meridians; aud by addins 13 Deoices Cor che
  83. Orher LTOUTS.
  84. Erample.
  85. A South Erect Dicli Declinine Festmard 45 De
  86. nuTCS.
  87. Ttien che Four-Angles, at ihe Pole are alle Found
  88. Or IADduCMS IS DESTCES HOM M Menmation
  89. Meridians, (suppoled ro bcsec against F2) the Re-
  90. MLinder Wwill be For ihie FTOuE TT, and from thaB
  91. Ansle against iF, Subrract 15 Degrees, thelle-
  92. Mainder sec against 10; and from thar Remainder
  93. lubacet 13 Scgrees, che Rehidue Per against 9;
  94. and chac because ris lels than 15 DCgrCeS; takethe
  95. TasIr, Find e Four-Arches accordine co che

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