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

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  1. Par, 15 etic Excels oF Crariiy in any Body abore
  2. che Specitick Crarier oF che Fluid, Wvhereby ic
  3. rends donnrards more chan the Ambiene Fluid
  4. aloch.
  5. In reterence rO Ahsolute Gravity; the Parts OC aII
  6. Fluids, and all Bodies, do really Gravicare in cheie
  7. proper Places; and theretore by cheir joyne weishes
  8. do makce che eishr ofthe whole. For every hea
  9. y Whole; is an hearr Bodr, a5 ve tindby Expe
  10. rience in Vessels silled wich all kinds oF Liguors
  11. and ehie weiphe of any Wtiole is equal eo, because
  12. compounded ot, ihe Weirheot allits ParES.
  13. The lairer kind of Craries is such, char in rete.
  14. eence ro ic, Bodies donoc Gravitare in cheir Places,
  15. oe racher do nor, wrhen compared one vich ano-
  16. cher, prepravitate; buc by hindrins one anocher in
  17. their murual endearour ro descend, do remain in
  18. cheir propet Places, aII one 25 iE they WerC HOE
  19. heary ac all. Those chinss which do not pre. gra-
  20. vicace in che Air, Wacer, (90. che Vulsar Talce 10
  21. have no Grariey; and only judsc thole ro be hea-
  22. vy Bodies irtrich cher sec pre-gravicare or descend,
  23. becausethey cannor be supporred by che ordinary
  24. Gravication oF the Fluid, Or by ies pressure all man-
  25. ner OF WvaYS.
  26. So ehac che Norion oF Weighe amons che Vulsar,
  27. is onty che excels of any Bodies weiphe abore hac
  28. ehe Air. And consequenur cher accoune thole
  29. Thines co be Lisht, Wwhich beins lels heary chan Air,
  30. are supporred by ic, or buoyed ux in ic.
  31. Vhereas chele Comparatively Lighc Bodies arc
  32. nor lo really; since in Vacuo, it hachbeen found b3
  33. Experimene, chat cher descend as Fast as other hea
  34. vy Bodies do in che dir, (Vid. MP. BorléS Expert
  35. mento of his Air-Pump.)
  36. The Properries of Gravitr, are very vell enumerate
  37. by Cape. Faller, in Numib. 179. OE Philosophiea
  38. Transactions.
  39. Thacby ic all Bodies descend comards a Poinr.
  40. Wwhich cirher is, or is very near to the C enErC OL
  41. Morret (in chose Places) betore ches ill srvins
  42. Seconds.
  43. 1. Gravity equally asecto III Bodies; Withoue
  44. regard cirhereo Fheir Dulk, Firure, OE Matter.
  45. Sc
  46. chac abstractine from ehe Resiltence ot che Medium.
  47. The most Compact and Loese, ehie Great est and Smal-
  48. test Bodies rould descend equal Spaces li egual
  49. Times; as appears from ehe quicl descent oF ver)
  50. lighe Bodies in che exhausted Receirer. ee
  51. a very great disterence may be obserred betwvin
  52. Graviey and Magnerism: Ihe lacrer affectins only
  53. Tron, and chac rowards its Poles, che Former all B0.
  54. dies alike in creer parc.
  55. TTence also itiaz be concluded, chere is nO Such
  56. chins a5 Posicire Lerier, ehose chinso wtich appear
  57. Liche, beins onls comparatively 10. And wtere
  58. a5 sereral chines rise and svim in Fluids, ris onte
  59. because chey are noc, BuIK For BuIK, (0 heary ad
  60. those Fluids: Nor is chere aoy realon wrhy C’ork
  61. For Instance, Bould be Caid ro be Listit, becaule ir
  62. Cvims on Wacer; any more chan tron, becaule is
  63. Will (vim on Mercury.
  64. and decreales as vou alcend trom the lenere ot
  65. the Farrh; and nac in Proporrion ot che squares
  66. ot the Distances cheretrom reciprocally: S0 as for
  67. Instance, at a double Distance eo have bur a quar-
  68. ter ot theforce, (9c. Which is hishlr agrecable re
  69. Realon; because ihe Gravicatine or Aucractins
  70. Pover must nceds be exerred more vigoroust it
  71. a small Sphere, and more Fecbly in 2 Greater, in pFO.
  72. porrion, 25 ic is contracted or expanded: Where
  73. fore lecins the Surtaces ot Spheres are ro one ano.
  74. cher as che Squares ot cheir Radii, clicir Porver al
  75. sereral Distances will be as tte Squares of thole
  76. Distances reciprocally; and chen iis whole Action
  77. upon each Spherical Surtace, be ie oreat or small
  78. will be alvars equal.
  79. Nagnitude ot ehie Farth and Sea; abour whichthe l Parr ot sus Book de aoo scillatorion thew
  80. Sea forms ic self inio a Spherical Surtace, and che
  81. Prominences oF che Land, considerins che BuIK O
  82. rhe Whole, disser bur insensibly cheretrom.
  83. by Expeens on accuraless alle, Ma s
  84. yis chaltorce by wntrich a Body placed any ertiere
  85. che Centre atcercherare oF 15 OF Paris Feer in 2
  86. 2. Tal ns Lo Cee i lixed wichin rhic Second of Time.
  87. Fariti, or 2F least hath been (0 ever since we hare
  88. any Auchenrick Fistorr. For a Consequence ot
  89. ies Mistins cho never (o siccle, ivould be ille over
  90. RovinS ot che Lo.Lands on chat side che Globe
  91. rowards which ic approached.
  92. Andchis he chinks vould velL accOnnE For che
  93. Tnirersal Deluse: Toharethe Cenrre oi Gravi-
  94. Cale, in Vegeration, Wvhere che Sprours cend dire-
  95. ration co beremored for a Y ime romardschemidale aly upwards, or asainAt che Perpendiculdi.
  96. OF chethen Inhrabired Woria.
  97. And he Caith, That 2 CHanSC OF itS PlaCC BUE
  98. rhic 2000ch parr ot rhe Radius oF our Parrh, vould
  99. besufticienero lay che Tops oE che hiphest Fills un-
  100. der Water.
  101. ere ot ihe Lat, Lo t Oarus 1o. al1)
  102. equal.
  103. 5: Thac this Porver encreales a5 you cl
  104. NIP. Fugens in etie last Propolicion oF t Fourct
  105. near the Surtace ot che Parth is impelled towards
  106. The veer Tearned and Ingenious C apt. TTalley, in
  107. his Dilcourte aDDur the CAuI et SPHIIBS, in Phit
  108. Transact. N. 192. leems eo chink, chac there may
  109. De toe Macter which may have a Conatus direct.
  110. IY COnEPAEY EO TMaL OF GFAVE ; 25 IS, LaHH MC, CII
  111. S. Lhac in all Places equi distane trom the Cen-
  112. Duc indeed alPlaces on the Farrtis durlace, arc
  113. noc ac egnal Dictances tromche Cenrre; becaule
  114. as LI. Vemron hach. Poree, cn eGcabrial ParES
  115. CRAVITZ ot Bodies, is cirlier specisick, Or Al
  116. solutes Sec Specifick Cravity
  117. GRFAT- BEAR. Sec Ersa Major.
  118. GREAT CIRCLES of ihe Globe, OF Sphere, are
  119. those Whose Plane parsins chro the Cenere oF che
  120. Sphere, divides it inro rivo equal Parrs or Temi-
  121. Ipteres; ot which chere are Six deavon on che
  122. C. lobc; viz. The Meridion, Eorizon, L quator, F
  123. cliprick, and the cuvo Colures; Wvhich leo.
  124. CREEN-CTOTHL, Or Countins-Fouse of the
  125. Rines FToustold, is (0 callect, becaule che Pal P
  126. are Comeching higher chan che Polar Pares; che dit- Rands alwazs corered wich a Creen-Cloth: Llere lii
  127. Ference berveen che Larins Drauat an AriS DC-
  128. the LordScervard, Treaturer ot the F. inss Foules
  129. contumea by ihc Decetinu de Mlutali d tetcu. Elertis et he Coreeni llorh, and LW0 CtertS LOr
  130. ETOHtEFS
  131. ing abouE 34 Fnglist Ntincs, ne uc . COOHCI, LMaEL et M LLBC CeLI,

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