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

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  1. 7. Ttie Line of Defence Oughe never 1O excCCa
  2. Poine blank Nusker Moc; wtrich is abOUE 12OO2
  3. 125 l achOmS.
  4. 8. The Bastions chat are nor C00 lircle, nOr vet
  5. 200 excessirely bis, are ro be preterred betore o
  6. thers; and che Angle oE a Bastion Aou Id HOE ex
  7. cecd 100, nor De lelS than 60 DeBrces.
  8. 9. The preater che angle thac is made by che
  9. ourvard Polyson and he Face Mall bC, EhC BVCAICI
  10. is che Letence ot rHe Face.
  11. 10. Trhacloevex encloles a duirable L’orrilication
  12. ust be cichet Flanke, Pacc ot Currain; and buite
  13. Cowell, hac che Ci discharse oF che Cannon may
  14. not be able copieree chro il.
  15. TI. Tis imponible eo Forcitie a Prianole atter
  16. the common way, because che Ansle of che 6018
  17. is alvays lets chani 90 DeBrees.
  18. 12. The Acurer the Angle at the Centre is, the
  19. Place is by (o mucti che Aronger, because ir will
  20. have che more Sides.
  21. 13. In a Regular Forrification, che Face niust ne
  22. ver be lelsctian halt che Currain; and the Faces ot
  23. che Bastion ougHc eo be defende d by the (mall SHOE
  24. OFche oppolire F lankES.
  25. T4. Dry Trenches are pretetable ro those sillec
  26. accordins ro cheir Natural Properties; and cheir Re
  27. with NVacer, especially in greatPlaces, Where Sal-
  28. lies, Rerrears and Succours are Frequently necesa
  29. EY; bui in (aII Forresses, Water-Trenches TMaF
  30. cannor be drained, are best, becaule chere is 1O
  31. necd ot Sallies; SuCCOUIS, (3C.
  32. FORTIII, OP Field: FOrtS, are SCOnCeS, Or HIle
  33. Fortreses, Whose Flans d meles are senerally di
  34. stane one From anccher r20 F’achorm, Bur cheir PX
  35. Eent and Eieure are disserent, aEcoruinsi to thie Si-
  36. tuarion or Nacure ot ihie Ground; Pome oF cheiti
  37. havins whole Basions, and ochers only Demi-Ba-
  38. cions. Fher are made use of only for a rinic, ci
  39. Etier ro desend ehe Lines oF Circumvallation, Ox re
  40. euard Lome Pasase or danserous POst.
  41. FDESTLS. AII Bodies ertiarever chat ate duE
  42. ouE oF the Farrt, ate by Nacuralists Comimonl
  43. treared ot under chis general Tiele OF Fossits. BI
  44. these may be distinguishred into ruo Clalles.
  45. Firlt, Such as are Nacives oF ihe F arch. Or,
  46. Secondii, Sucli as are Adventicious, and FexC
  47. siced in che Parch by che D niversal Deluse.
  48. In chis Table chey are are rankee and distriburec
  49. lacions 20 each orhet.
  50. C. 1. EAR FFS.
  51. The Fneliss. Dohemian, and ehe armentan Boles.
  52. Imbre. Ochre, yelloir and red.
  53. Tripela. Terra Melitensis.
  54. Chalk. Sceinomarza, Or LaC L UTX
  55. The comiion black Vegecable Farch.
  56. Loam. Marle. Clay
  57. Terra Lemmia. Tobaccopipe Clay.
  58. Argilla, or Porters Parth. Porcellana
  59. Stearices, or Scap. Parrh. Fullers Parch.
  60. C. 2. STONES.
  61. Sect. 1. Xhosechae are souna in larser Massesi
  62. Fapis Molaris, or Milstone. GrindiAtone.
  63. Sand.sonc, or Saxum arenarium. Frec-Aone
  64. harum calcarium, or Limc. Monc. Whec AOnC.
  65. Ragstore.
  66. Lapis silsilis; Or Slare.
  67. HIone. Oristone. Fouchstones
  68. Alabaster. Marble.
  69. Optices. Porphyrites.
  70. Sect. 2. Stones found in lesser Masses.
  71. AN. Y. These chat do not exceed Marble in Flard.
  72. ness.
  73. S. 1. iose chat are os an indeterminate xieure
  74. and Texture.
  75. Thie coaelet or pricty Pebbles.
  76. Lapis Violaceo Odore.
  77. 5. 2. Those chac are op an indeterminate Figures
  78. buc oF a regular L’exrure.
  79. Cyplum Scriacutm, Lnglist Falck.
  80. Amianchus sivc AsbesOs. Alumet plumotum.
  81. Talete
  82. 5. 3: Those that are commonly os determinate Fis
  83. Zures.
  84. Selenites. Lapis Specularis, Or Muscovy Glals.
  85. Ludus Flelmontii, or the Waren Vein.
  86. Capides Tubulis reterti, or che Piped Waven Veini
  87. Belemnires, orthe Thunder. Rone.
  88. Jhe Folil Coralloid Bodies, simple and branched,
  89. and elie Stones related tochem; c: gr.
  90. Scelechires. Aycerires. Porpites
  91. AsrOires. The Hlonev: comb. AOnC.
  92. FlVOr; OE Spars Stalactites. Scalasmitess
  93. Osteocolla
  94. Ot trhich latret Pore are elie Lxuvia ot sea and
  95. Land Animals; CHC Lossit Sisens Bns; LCCIB, _C
  96. Wohich arc plencitulls found in ehie Parch, and b
  97. Come Writers, have been erroneousty thousl
  98. Torc ot Stones ruat are peculiar, and as chey speat
  99. Sui Geruth.
  100. Bodies, compoled by Or. Woodmard, arid toundec
  101. rotiolly upon Experiments and Observations made
  102. rex on veM
  103. tatlia 2. Debiroo Sdaitat eit cisset atessedo l i eat.
  104. ceed Marble in Fardness.
  105. utnally called Gemms or Precious Stones: LC
  106. otiole Tribe ot etiese are extribired here; and in-
  107. deed none bur chem, exceptins Pebbles and Flinrs
  108. which are rantid oE coucle alons wictiche Agare
  109. leindu c0 which cher really belons.
  110. ixiose comprehended under chis 2d Arricte are
  111. The Pollowine Table DE Tuch Fossils, 25 ate Na
  112. tives ot che Farth, consists only ot un sseaas and
  113. Titles entractea ou et d alatat Llstdi) et eilele

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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/806933011:0355?run=74