Lexicon Technicum: Or, An Universal English Dictionary Of Arts And Sciences, fol. -
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- Non chele have the Came Degree oF Latitude, 1 by mrnins che Globe round abour, vor will see
- BUIE COWAEAS COHETAEY ParES, thie one Northand che
- other Souch; and cheretore must have the Scasone
- oF che Vear directiy ae conrrary times ore ro he
- other.
- 3. Anripadtes, vohio are such ad divell under che
- Came Meridian, bur in curo oppotire and equi distane
- Parallels, and in che civo oppolice Poines oF chole
- aivo Parallels; (0 chac cher 80 Fcer asainst Fcer
- and are distane from cach orter, an entire Diame
- tex oF che Farth, Ox 180 Degrees, OF a Great
- Circle.
- These hare che lame Deoree ol Latirude, Bu
- the one Souch, che ocher Norch, and accouncec
- Erom the L.quator a quire contrary vay; and there-
- Tore chese will hare all hines, a5 Day and Nishu,
- Summer and Wincer, direetly Conrary r0 one ano-
- Ther.
- P R O B L F M 3.
- I To sind che Latirude os any Place.
- Brine che Place l0 che Bralo Neridian, and che
- Degrees ot char Circle incercepted berreen che
- elace and che Equinoctial, are rhe Lacirude oFrhac
- Place cicher Norch or Souch.
- Then to hr the Globe Tochar che Wooden Torizon
- ail represent che Horizon of chat Place, elevare
- the Poleas mans Deorees abore che Wooden FTori-
- Zon, 25 are the Larirude oE chac Place, and ic 1d
- done; For chen will chac Place be in che L enirh.
- IF alrer chis rou rectitie che Clobeco gny parri
- cular Time vou may by che Index knowthe lime
- oF Sun risins and Secrins ivith che Inhrabitanes on
- hat Place, and consequeny che prelent L enso.
- their Day and NViBhE, (96.
- PROBLEM I.
- To find che Longicude es Places.
- Wrhac Places oF che Parch are in thar Parallel oF De
- clinarion, (For chey will all come successire ly rorhac
- Pecree oF che Brazen Meridian) and chole are rhe
- Places or Pares ot che Larch ro Which che sun wis
- be Ascii; chac 15, cheir creet Boaes al LVoBM W II
- cast no Strado.
- Brine che Places severallx ro che Brass Meridlan,
- and chenthe Number of Degrees oE che Lquinodti-
- al, wtrich are betureen the Meridians oF cachPlace,
- are cheir Disserence os Lonsicude cicher Past 0n
- Nest.
- Bur it rou reckon it from any Place wohere
- First Meridian is Supposed to be placed, vou mul
- bring chac First Meridian co che Brazen one on the
- Globe; and chen curnins chie Globe about, rill the
- orher Place come chicher also, reckon the Number
- OF Desrees ot the L. quinoctial, intercepred betrveen
- that First Meridian, ard ehie proper onc oF chc
- Place, and chac is che Lonsirude oC phac Place, ei
- cher Falt or West.
- PROBL F Bt sII.
- For che Distances os Places on che Terrestrial Globe.
- Sec che Problem on the Celeltial CODC, Let sina
- ins ehe Distance bocreen emo Scars.
- ili et
- eR OB L F M 1V.
- Problems on che Celestiat Elobe.
- Suppose Maythe Lort, 170Y, the Surs Place 1O
- be just at the entrance inco ihe Arst DeGrCC O
- cemini.
- L0 Bectifie ihe Clobe.
- Orrorender ir in the General Ar t0 relolve any
- Problem; Wtich Rectifiearion cheretore is alivays
- supposed to bethe tirstchins done. Lodo which,
- Brinsche SunsPlace, Found in the Feliprick on
- the Globe, co rhe Meridian, and the FTour-Inde
- E0 L2 ac NOOn.
- P I OB. l. L Et IL:
- For ile Sunis Declination.
- Brinsche Suris Place for chat Dar (which here
- and belo is suppoled to be giren) ro rtre Meridi-
- on asbetore, and chen cheDegrees of che Meridian
- reckoned trom the Fiquinoctiat cirher NOrtH OL
- Souch, ave che suns Declination ar Hoon, cicher
- Norrhi or South, accordins ro che Pime oF che
- Tear, vi z. Trom March he roth 10 September etic
- r2ch, Norch; and chence to March again Souch
- Andthe Declination For May che Xort; will bc20
- Degrees, and abour 12 Minures Norch.
- P R OBE E NE HI.
- For vis amplirude, cicher Risine or Sertins.
- Brins elie Suris Place ro che FTorizon, cither on
- cheFast ox West side, and the Degrees oF thettori
- zon acconnced from the Fast Point, cicher Norrh
- or Sourti, are che amplitude required, viz. May
- theroch, elie Suns Amplitude, will be 34 Desrees
- toche Notrk OF che Fast.
- And at che lame rime von tave in elie ourer Cirs
- dle ot Rhumbs che Point wrhich che Sun riles or Pers
- upon; viz. H. F. by F. Or NV. WV. by W.
- be Vertical chat Day; Whole Intabicans vill cher
- et
- E ROBL F M 1
- LL CD2. dtot t 1o
- Lor h2s L1eh besibibo
- Brins che Suris Place 1o thie Meridian, and ete
- Humiber OF Degrees MCCCPICa BetWVCCH MhC BC
- sirmins oF Aries, and chat Desree ot che Lquino
- ctial Wrhlch comes to the Meridion vich che Sun, I
- he ascension.
- T0 find mhat Places os the Larth the Sunis Verticat Desrées roDe an Flour, and every Desreero bea
- 1o at any time assiened.
- IF pou vould have il in Fime, aeCOUHE CVerY 15
- Nimures.
- Brins che Suns Place Found in che Fctiprick on j N. B. The ReaIon oF bringins the Suns Place
- che Lerreltrial blobe, 10 che Brazen Meridian, and ro che Meridion in ihis Problem 15, 1O laDe M
- pore rohas Dexsee ot che Meridian ic curs; ihen Troubse ol purcins che Clobe incoche Poluion e i
- NNN 2
- Righ.
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