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

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  1. 2. Latitude of a Star or Planet, 15 an Arch OF _
  2. Creat Circle reckoned on the Ouadrant ot Alticude
  3. laid chrough the Scar and Pole ot che Ecliptict
  4. From the Fcliprick comards its Pole.
  5. Consitude os a Place, is an ArCh OE the L quator,
  6. intercepred berween che Meridian os the Place, anc
  7. he First Meridian: Or ic is more propertr, che
  8. Disserence, cither Fast Or West, berveen che MC-
  9. ridians oF any evo Places, accounted on the Equa
  10. tOr.
  11. Conviruteos a Seat, is an Arch o ihe Eclip.
  12. rick accounced From etie beginnins ot Aries ro che
  13. Place Where the Scars Circle oF Longitude croseth
  14. the Fcliprick; (0 chac it is muchche lame asthe Scare
  15. elace in rhe Fcliprick accounred trom che begin
  16. nins ot Aries.
  17. 5. Amplicude es cho sum, or or a Scac, is au Aecte
  18. ot the Lloriron intercepred between the erue Pal
  19. Ox West Poins oF ic, and char Point uxon erhich che
  20. Sun Or Scac Rites Or Sets.
  21. 6. RighE Ascension of the Sun; OF OF a STar, I
  22. that pare ot che Rquinoctial reckonedtrom che be
  23. ginnins of Aries, Which Risech or Serrerh wich che
  24. Sun or Scar in a Rishr Sphere: Dur in an Oblique
  25. Sphere ic is thac Parr or Degrec ot the Lquinoctia
  26. wtrich comes co che Meridian Wrich ic, (a5 betore)
  27. reckoned trom the bexinnins ol Aries.
  28. 1. ARisht or Direct Sphere, is when che Poles
  29. are in chie LTorizon, and che Lquator in che ZC.
  30. nich; che Consequence ot beins under tuch a Posi-
  31. rion of the Flcarens as chis, (Wtich is the Casc oF
  32. Obligue asecgon s bunu OF Stals, I5 thae
  33. ParE Or Degrec oF etie Equinoctial reckoned From
  34. the beginning ot Aries, wrhich Riles and Sers wirti
  35. them in an Oblique Sphere.
  36. ascentional Disserence, is che Dilserence berveen
  37. the Rish and Oblique ascension, vtien ehe Lester is
  38. Tubrracted From the Greater.
  39. On ihe terrestriat ede.
  40. I. A Space upon che Surtace oE che Farib, reck.
  41. oned between rivo Parallels ro the Lguator, Where.
  42. in cheIncrease ot chie lons est Dar is a Guarrer ot an
  43. Flour, is by some Wricers called a Parallet.
  44. 2. And che Space concained Berween tuvo sucti
  45. Parallels, is called a Climate: These Climates be
  46. sin at che Fquator; and Wvhen ve sochence Norrt
  47. OE couch, cill ihe Day become halt an Ltoue longci
  48. thanir was betore, cher Pay, ve are come nco itie
  49. First elimate; when elie Days are an Four longer
  50. chan chey are under che Equator, We are cometO
  51. the Sccond Climate, etc. T hese Climates are 20
  52. connred in Number 24, reckoned cach way 1
  53. wards he POles.
  54. chrec Torrs, a5 10 che Fallins oF chcir Strados.
  55. I. Amphisciis ivtro are chose wvhich intrabit che
  56. pictes, and conlequemty have chedunevice a Lca
  57. in cheirZenich; ac which cime cher are Ascii, I. c.
  58. have no Shadons, the Sun beins Verrical cochem
  59. These hare cheir Stradows cast eo the Souchward,
  60. When che sun is in che Norchern Signs; and r0
  61. chose wholive directly under che Linc) is, chacche che Norchward, when che Sun is in chie Souchern
  62. Inhabicanes hare no Lacicude nor Eleration of the
  63. Pole; ther can nearte sec Boch che Poles oF che
  64. Norid: AII che Scars in che Hlcavens do once in
  65. 24 Hlours, Rise, Culminare, and Sec wich chem
  66. the Sun alivars Rilesand Descends at Rishr Ancles
  67. ich che Florizon, which is che Reason chey have
  68. alvays equal Day and Niehe, because che FTorizon
  69. doch exactlys bissect rhe Cirele of the Suns Diurnal
  70. Rerolurion.
  71. 2. A Parallet Sphere, is Wohere che Poles are in
  72. ehre Zenith and Nadir, and rhe Equinoctial in che
  73. FTorizon; Which is che Case oF such Pertons, it
  74. ans such chere be, ho lire directy under che
  75. North or Souch Poles.
  76. And the Consequences ot such a Potrion are
  77. Thar che Parallels oF che Suns Declination will 21(0
  78. be Parallels ot his Alcirude, OF AIMACANEEIS, Ce
  79. chem. The Inhabicanes can sec only such Stars as
  80. are on their side che Equinoctial; and cher must
  81. have6 Monchs DaY, and6 Monchs concinual Wigh
  82. every Vear; and che sun cani never be hishet
  83. rich ehem chan 23 Deprees 30 Minures (wtich
  84. noc so hieh asir ir wirh uS On February POTh.)
  85. 3. Sit Crique Spte, Wale he Pole is eler
  86. ced ro any Number ot Deorees lels chan 90: ABd
  87. consequeney che Axis oF che Clobe can never be a
  88. Righr Aneles ro, nor in che Florizon; and che F.
  89. quaror, and Parallets of Declinarion, Will aII c
  90. ae Hhorinen Obliguely. Cconi henee ie radeo
  91. Name.
  92. Siens, reckoned in respect ot them.
  93. 2. Feteroscii, voto arerhose wohole Shactons Tall
  94. but one vaz; as is the Case oF all such as lire be-
  95. trcen che Tropicks and Polar Circles: For cheir
  96. Shadons ac Noon are alvars eo che Northmard in
  97. Norch Lacicude, and r0 che Souchward in Sourte
  98. Tatimude.
  99. Places oF che Farth chat lic betveen the Polar Cir.
  100. cles and che Poles, and cheretore hare their Sha.
  101. dons Fallins all manner ot Wazs, because the Sur
  102. ac Lome rimes ot che Lear soes clear round about
  103. chem.
  104. Lhe mablatuo o ene Latulus dl Lelscie
  105. anortier, are also divided into chree CorS.
  106. Parallet (nor a Creat Circle) are vet attec
  107. sice ro one another; che one beins Lalt or Wel
  108. trom cheorher exactly 180 Degrees, Which is cheir
  109. Difference oF Congitude: Nom chese have chelame
  110. Lariende and Lenorh OF DayS and NIOHES, BUE ex
  111. actly ac concrary Times; For when the Sun Risert
  112. 20 che one, ic sers ro che orher.
  113. Jhe latabicanes os eté Paria ave divided ine
  114. Forrid Zone, or live betwveen the Eguator and Tro-
  115. 2. Periseii, are suet Pertons thac intabic chole
  116. 2. Periaecei, woho are such as inhabirins che lame
  117. 2. Aao o aC MMMabaties ot aen
  118. ad Melet d demicircle otthe lame Meridian.
  119. cowacds _e Norb, aud ille ocher rovacds ue
  120. douct.
  121. do lic ac equal Distances trom the Equator; One
  122. L01

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