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

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  1. FORMED Stones, are Wwih the WVrirers oF Na-
  2. cural Fistory, such Bodies as beins cicher pure
  3. Stone, FlInE, OP Sparr, are found in the Farth so
  4. formed, as thac ther bear a near Relemblance t0
  5. the external Fisure and Shape oF Muscles, CoctleS,
  6. Pereminkeles, and other Shells. There hach been
  7. a preat Dispure amonsstthe Nacuralists, hou chesc
  8. Bodies came thus formed, and a great mans hare
  9. been veri Fond of (What appCarS tO me 25 a verz
  10. absurd Opinion) viz. Thacchese, are onty a Lusus
  11. Naturae, Orly the Sporrs and Dirertions oE Nlature r0
  12. nake her sels Merry in the dark Regions ot the
  13. Farth. But Dr. Nroodmard in his Placural Fsistory
  14. oF rhe Farrh, adrances a very fair Solution ot this
  15. Dissiculer, and proves, thar chese formed Stones.
  16. by che Dissolurion of the Farth at the Deluge, vere
  17. ehien made by beins cast into the Cavities ot those
  18. Shells which chey represent, che Shells serrins ad
  19. Moulds to sire them their propex form.
  20. FORMEDON, is a Wric Thac lies for him thar
  21. hach Rixhero aur Lands or Tenemenrs, by Verrue
  22. ot an Entail. IE lierh in chrec IOHS:
  23. 1. Formedon in che Descender, Wotich lieth For che
  24. Recorery oF Lands, 60. siren io onc and chetleirs
  25. ot his Body, or to a Man and his Wite, and rhe
  26. Hleirs oE their Bodies, Or to a Man and his Wite
  27. Beins Consin coche Donor in Frank-Marriase, and
  28. afterrmards alienared by che Donce; For atter his
  29. Decease, his Fseirs Mall hare chis Wrir asainst che
  30. Fenanc or Aliance.
  31. 2. Formedon in che Reverter, lieth Cor ihe Donor
  32. or his Feirs, Where Land entail d to certain and
  33. their Iue, wirh condirion FOF WWanE OE Luch INue,
  34. ED reverE to the Donor and his FPeirs, against him
  35. 2o ehom che Donec alienareth, altee the IAue ex-
  36. rinet ro which ic vas entaild.
  37. 2. Formedon in che Remainder, liect wotere 2
  38. Man sivech Lands in Pail, ihe Remainder ro ano-
  39. cher in Tail; and atterwards the Former Penant
  40. in Tail diech vithour Iue oE his Body, and 2
  41. Scranger abacerh, risen he in rhe Remainder Mall
  42. hare chis Wric.
  43. FORMFEE, ihe Term somerimes uted For the
  44. Cross Pattee, in Hleralder. Sec Patee.
  45. FORMEK, is the Name oF a picce oF WVood
  46. FORT, POYAL, is chac wrhich hach 26 Fa.
  47. thoms For the Line oF Detence.
  48. FORT.STAR, is a Redoube, constimmred by
  49. Recnerins and Salient Angles, Which commontus
  50. hare trom 5r08 Poins. Sec more under chie
  51. Vord Sconces.
  52. FORTIFICATION, Or Military Archirecture
  53. is an Are Mervins hou eo Forrisie à Place wichi
  54. Ramperts, Parapets, Moats, and ocher Bulmarts
  55. rochie end, thac a (mail Numiber of Men wichin
  56. mar be able to detendthemlelres tor a considerable
  57. rime, 2gainst che Alauls oF a Numerous Armr
  58. vichone; (o chac che Enemy in Acackins chem-
  59. must ot necestiy suster prcac 10(5.
  60. Forcification is cichex Regular or trregular, and
  61. irh respect ro Time, may be distinouisted
  62. inro Durable and Temporary.
  63. Regular Forrification, is chac wotich is buile on L
  64. Regular Polyson, che Sides and Angles Whereot are
  65. all equal; beins commontys about a MusHet. MOF
  66. one trom anorher.
  67. Frrecular Fortification, is that vohere the Sides
  68. and drgles are nor all unitorm, equi distant, nOr
  69. equat one to anorHer.
  70. Durable Forrisication, is chac wohich is raisedt 10
  71. continue a lons while.
  72. Temporary Fortification, is chac wohich ie exected
  73. uxon an Fimergent occation, for a licele time; suctu
  74. are aIl POTES OF Wortes cast up for che sciring or
  75. maincainins of a Post or Pallase, 25 al(0 Circum
  76. vallations, Contravallations, Redoubts, Frenoles.
  77. Barteries, eC.
  78. The principat Manims es Forrification. avechese:
  79. 1. Every Place wichin che Forritication ouxtierO
  80. De Flanked; thac is, seen sidewise, or detensible
  81. trom the other Parrs, (0 chac there may be no place
  82. in which an Enems can lodse himselt undiscorered
  83. by chole thac are within, and thar boch from che
  84. Frone, the sides, erentrom behind il possible.
  85. 2. The Fortrels oughe ro command all Places
  86. round abour; and cheretore all che Our- wortes
  87. rurned round and ficted ro the Bore oF a Peice oF must be lorver thanche Body ol che Place.
  88. Ordnance, on Which are founded the Carcridges
  89. potich hold che due Charse oF Powder FOr the
  90. GUn.
  91. 3. The Works chat are mos remore trom che
  92. Centre ot che Place, oughr alirars t0 be open r0
  93. FORMDLE, is the Word used For the Physici- Those ThaFarC moremean.
  94. ans Preferiprions. Blanchard.
  95. FORHIK, is che C anous Substance ot che Brain,
  96. (0 called, because ic scems ro lustain the Caviries
  97. of che Vencricles, andche Bullc oE che impendins
  98. Brain, like an Arch ox VaulE.
  99. FORESTAL, is ro bc quir oF Amerciaments,
  100. and Carrle arrested wichin rour Land, and the A-
  101. merciamenes chereot comine.
  102. FORESTALLA, MBes che Buying Or BAF.
  103. Fainins Forany Victualsor Wares comins tobe (old
  104. comards any Fair or Market, or From berond che
  105. Seas cormards any Cier, Porr, Flaven, Creck, ol
  106. Rond of chis Realm, and betorethe lame berhere
  107. cocheincene ro sel che lame 25ain at a hixher anc
  108. dearer Price.
  109. L. The Anxle Flanguane, or che Poine or che
  110. Pastion, ouxticro be ar least oF 70 Degrees, Or a5
  111. Tome Cay, (Mr. Vauban) nocmore chan 100, Or lels
  112. han 6c.
  113. J. The Anele os the Courrine, ouxhE Never Le be
  114. lels than 90, Or greatex than 200 Deprees, becaule
  115. is ic be larger, ris r00much subject 1o rhe Viem oE
  116. che Fnemy.
  117. e. elle Zleaet e tara alte ebee6 10 lnd
  118. proportion ro ocher chinss, thebetter; because chere
  119. is boch more Room toretrench in, and allobecause
  120. chere may be madereririns Flanks, Wrhich add ve-
  121. EORT, is a Calle, et a Place ot simalt excent er muchco che ducengita ot a ploce
  122. Forritied eirher by AETOF Narure.

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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/806933011:0354?run=74