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

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  1. On che inside it is of a duskith Coloux (in MLan)
  2. but biaeker on the ourside: Bur Where it males
  3. the Tris, it is of divers Colours relemblins the kain-
  4. bor, from vohence ic borrorrs its Name: Zec in
  5. some ic is more Blue, in ochers Black, in ochers
  6. Orcj.
  7. This Funicle is persorarec Belore a5 Wvide a5 ch
  8. Pupilla (Or Sight oFche CyC) eo permir rhe lay5O
  9. vilibie Species 10 pals inro rhe Crrstalline Lu
  10. tCUE.
  11. Hext unro which Crystalline Fumourlies che
  12. Lieamentum cilinre. the secord pare ot che dupli-
  13. cared Dvea. This contists oE Render Filaments, Or
  14. Fibres, (likcethe Flairs oF che Fyelids) runnins lilie
  15. (0 many Black Lives rumming from the circumte
  16. rence ot rheD vea ro che Sides oL the Crystalline
  17. Flumour, which cher ericompals and widen, od
  18. constringe 25 chere is occalion, by contractins o
  19. Openins che Foramen oF =e D vea
  20. Thechird Funicle is made oEthe Medullar Eut
  21. Aance of che Opricis Perre, and is called Retina,
  22. Or Reriformis, (NVet-lil.e:) This lecineth co be rhe
  23. principal Orsan et SishE. FOF 25 DF. Brisos Wel
  24. argues, neither che CryHalline Flumour, chroueh
  25. Which che Rays pass much retracted; northe lu
  26. nicie Cheroides, are ac all fic tor chis C(C: FOr chis
  27. lacter pare (as risins from che Pia Mater) CanNOE
  28. communicare the Impressions of the liays to the
  29. Medullar part of the Brain, Which it doesnor ac al
  30. touch: Whereas the Medullar Fibres of the Reri.
  31. na have communication cherewich, 25 springine
  32. TheretrO, and ThereFOre, Can ell PCrFOrM FHAE
  33. Ofice. The Fibres oFthis Punicle arc extenciea
  34. trom che borrem or inner Centre OF xhc FiyC, wrhere
  35. che Oprick Narre encers ic, 25 Far a5 che Lisamen
  36. tum ciliare, (10 wrhich ic aftords Animal Spiries FOr
  37. the continuance of irs Morion.) IE one tatre chis
  38. Tunica Ketina, and pue ic into rvarm WVacer, Ma-
  39. king ic a lictle, to wra of che mucous Substance
  40. chac cleares ro ic, and then hold ic up to che Lisht
  41. etese Filamenes will appear rery nuverous literhe
  42. Threads of rhe tines L. aWn.
  43. Nextio the Tunieles oFthe Ryes arethe ITu
  44. The second, tromthe no (or ae ctie iost a reri
  45. maII quancirs oF) Liguer chat ac anz cirrie can be
  46. observed in the Nerres; wrhereas il ehie tunica cor
  47. nea be prickd, and all or the orearelt pari of rhis
  48. Aqueous Hlumour be lec out, hie has found by re
  49. Peared Experimenes, chat it ill be recruired again
  50. in six Froursspace.
  51. The chird Opinion he retutes trom che geneta
  52. Office of Lympheduets; wrhich is, e0 brins back
  53. From the Circumtererice t0 the Centie, alil MI
  54. contrarily, Decaule che Valves Whererich cher e.
  55. very irtiere abcund cannor ac mit ot chac MOIOM
  56. WVherclore explodinq aII chese Opinions, he etta
  57. blistres a ner one of his omn, upon the Score ot
  58. ehe ne Vessels thac he has observed eo cerminate
  59. in theTunica cornea, (Wrhich he calls Ouctus Oculo-
  60. rum aguesi, exbich e Mall describe trom him br
  61. and bY) attirmine, Thacthele DuCtS are MhC COn
  62. duirs by eetich chis Flumour is fed, and rhac they
  63. Tupply ic ordinarilr mich several Drops daily bc.
  64. Cause oFche cominual eransp rarion of ic, by Pores
  65. lo0lins trom wichin ourards: AS1O chC Parrick
  66. of chis Flumour, trom sereral Experiments he has
  67. made, hechintes ir is demonstrabie:
  68. 1. Thac ie comains in ie a very limrpie and pete
  69. lucid WVater.
  70. 2. Viscid and Fenacious Particles.
  71. 3. A Satcand an Acid.
  72. 4. Farchr Parcicles.
  73. 5. Thac ic wanes r.Or also irs Volacile Spirie.
  74. The Crystalline Trumour ((0 caliec Froir its beins
  75. 25 clearly tranlparene 25 Cry1. 21) is placed be-
  76. EwixE ehC AquieouS and FhC VIEFCONS, BHE NOE ex
  77. aeily inche Midale or Cenere of rhe Pyc, buc F2
  78. cher cowaras iis scre-paie. Ie is incloled in ehe
  79. Bolom as ic ivere oFchè Vitreous Fumour, and is
  80. mours contained in them ro be considered; and Aacrim on che tore side, bur rounder behind. Ir is
  81. chese are in rumber chree, vic. Aqueus, Crystallinus,
  82. more bristr and chiek chan cirhex oE the orther
  83. and Vitreus. The second eistis asmuch agrin a5 LWO.
  84. the Arsc, and vet noc (0 muchi a5 che chird By a
  85. Ie has been che commion Opinion, Tharic has
  86. lixth parr. The Cerstalline is che most dense cf been inclosed in proper Membrane, Whichis callec
  87. Consitence by much; and che Claisie more dense cicher Crrstallina From ies PransparenEY, OE dianes
  88. chan thc WVatEY.
  89. Erom ies most tine Conrexture. BuE Dr. Brigos, :
  90. The Aqueons Lumour is outermost, beins pellu- verr accurate Anacomizer of che Fye, denies anx
  91. eid and oF no Colour (2s neither are the Other F1 O.) Such Tuniele, actirmina, Thacic is meerir adren
  92. IEEIIS up that Space chaE is betvixe che Cornea, atid
  93. cicious when che Elumour is expoled For Pomeriime
  94. the Crysalline Ilumour vefore. IF any chickim coche dir, or is senely boild.
  95. Particles (vim in ic, then Cnats, Flies, Spiders-
  96. As corhe Collection or Reception oF the RaySOk
  97. Nebs, ard ihe lite, Will scem to bc figins betor- chinss visible, chis Llumour is che primary Iustru
  98. the Fres: Bur il chose Parricles giow Riil chicker,) menc of Siglic; tho as Was laid betore, the Tunicm
  99. and closerosether, (0 25 10 make a Film, and chis Retina is the Principle as ro Perception, becaule
  100. be spread beiore the Holo oE ihe Pupille, then is chroush irthe Rays are communicaredto che com-
  101. the Sighr quire caken arar, irtich Dilease is caL mon Sentorr
  102. led 2 Cataract.
  103. The chird and last Elumour os Ele Fze, is che
  104. ThisFumeur is rery clear and chin, and chere- Vicreous, (0 called, because it is the likce ro molten
  105. Fore casily disipable; bur by wrtich vay ies FX. Glals. This is chicker than the Aqueous, but
  106. pence Mould be supplied, is disticule ro derermine. chinner than the Crystalline; and much excceds
  107. Some chinke ic is fed by the Arreries, our oE vrhich chem Boch in Cnancier, For ic fills up all the inner
  108. this Water isues chroush Lknow nor What Glands, or hinder Flemisphere of che Clobc or che Fye,
  109. ethers derire ic trom che Nerres, and a chird (Or
  110. rom theLC.
  111. B DI. Anthony k reles dt dele P.
  112. nions.
  113. and a pretey deal (covards elie lateral cuperticies
  114. of che former. Er is round behind, but hoilor in
  115. the middie Forwards, ro receire the Crystalline in
  116. to ies Bolom. This Fumour is allo Caic ro bele
  117. Pacated from ihe ortier cro by a prover Punicie
  118. called Vitrea, Wwhich che aoresrie lnescaious Au
  119. chorlitevile denies.
  120. Clanco.
  121. THC ss, (TOM ChC NON ApPCATANCC OL at

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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/806933011:0324?run=74