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

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  1. ACOBSSTAFE, 2 Mactiemarical InSTruImenE
  2. for cakins Feishrs and Distances; che same
  3. vieti Crossistass; Wohich sec.
  4. Tambus, i5 2 FOOE OF a Latine Verle, con-
  5. Sistine oE cuo Syllables, wohen che tis is Mos anC
  6. ehe octrer lons, a5 Penax.
  7. TANTTOK, ehe lame Wich Pytorus.
  8. TAONDICE. Séc Toderus.
  9. ICF. InThe WVorks os che Learned For uly, 1701
  10. chere is an Abridsmem oF a French BOOk, Called
  11. Nouvelle Conjecture pour expliquer la Nature de la
  12. Glace; in Which che Namelels Auchor modestiy
  13. propoles che Collomine Conjectures about Freerine
  14. and Ice.
  15. WVater Freeres onty because its Parrs lose cheis
  16. Natural Morion, and cleare close ro one anortrer
  17. bur ve must oblerre,
  18. 2. Thar che Wacer WhilA it Freeres, leems le
  19. dilate ie sels, and char it becomes more lixtie
  20. ertiereas it Mould seem chat it oughe ro becom
  21. more meiphes.
  22. 2. THat Frozen NVater is nOF quite (O Fransp2
  23. rent, and chat the Bodies transpire noc (0 Frecty
  24. etirough ic 25 tormeris, cho one ivould chink che
  25. contrari Mould happen, il ic be crue, ThaEFhe WV 2
  26. ter dilaces it self as ic Freezes. These are the
  27. scemins Contrarieries, Whichare found in the FF
  28. Fects and Properries ot Ico, chac make the Nacure
  29. oF it obscure and disticule ro be explained.
  30. Tis che common Opinion ot Philosoptrets, Mhar
  31. Ice is made by certain Spirirs of Niere, which in
  32. che. Wincer mix ich che pares oF che Warer, anc
  33. beins os chemlelres improper for Morion, because
  34. oF cheir Pigure and Inflexibilier, enteeble and de
  35. Aroy pradually thac oE che ParES, to Whiek they
  36. are joined. This Opinion is suxporied by Pome
  37. Eixperiments, Which prove at lcast chat on certair
  38. Occasions che Spirirs oF Salc and Nirre concribure re
  39. Forin ihe Lce.
  40. Out Author Has no desiGn IO ConrOVere those
  41. Fxperimenes: Hle Cays only, Thac ris nOF Cer.
  42. taim, ehac che Spiries oF Nitre do alwvars enter in-
  43. o the Comipolicion oF chelce, and chac cho ches
  44. enred che Pame constanty, chat alone vould non
  45. be sussicient co explain all the RfeCtS.
  46. Forlustance, We cannor conceire hour thespi
  47. rits oF Nirre, Wrhich enter che Pores oFche W ater
  48. and fx che Parrs oF it, can oblise che Water ro. di
  49. lare ic selE, and make ir more lighe, Whereasnatu
  50. eally ches oughr ro augment the weishe of ic. This
  51. Difficuler, and some ortiers chac mishr be intiste
  52. upon, Mew che Necessier oF a new Syctem Eo ex
  53. plain che Nlacure oF Ice. Theretore our Auctior
  54. vires chis char Eollonis, Which he conceires ex
  55. plains all chines wich more ease, and in a mOrC
  56. simple manner chan ehe ordinarr System.
  57. Because ss Lus ben more cibsess fosned tose
  58. cher, thes ucuas eVatalS OC aHeHeL, ana
  59. Lose all che Morion cher had, and he suppoles etre
  60. Air co bc che Colc, or ac leaH, the principal C aule
  61. Eotiy che Pares oC che Wacer jorn (0 closely r0Be.
  62. cher. Ese explains is ThuS.
  63. There S an inHMMC LNUIHDEL OI MIIIAIL PaKIS OL
  64. Erols Air ixe amons che parrs oF the Watee, as
  65. ed a uaca inacuta aloDelli decet tult O
  66. cutbe ut ata tenc torci d Bsedt ugnculs dt 61go
  67. lir.
  68. THOSC parS OE BrOIS Rir VII MPetled amione
  69. those oF che WVacer, chey have cact OF chem chC
  70. Vertue of a Spring, wrhich is nou (0 Well proved
  71. in Wacurat Philolexhy, chac no Mani wisl eall it it
  72. question.
  73. oF. grols Aic mixed wich che Wacer, Hare more
  74. in chac manner, and on che orhet, u Cxlernal Air
  75. continuine ro prels etie Surtace oF the Wale, e
  76. parrs ot esse nalet thuc u betwixe chole lmali
  77. Aure, and torm ahard Bous, ac 15 101d), lcc. AI
  78. the difficuler lies in chis, Ilow rokno, wtrecet
  79. realier che Sprines oF che Air, whichare disperled in
  80. che Wacer, unbend a lieele in che Wincer; which ris
  81. calie eo protees lo.
  82. de de d votertea erers ose apat, c
  83. may see chem contulcaly and in srols; Tor trOzer
  84. Water is alvars a licele whicer chan cwas betore;
  85. and chey chac hare Audied ans chins of che Nature
  86. Ot Colours, knon chac ehis whitenels proceeds on
  87. Iy Erom ele (mall Bubbles oF Rix mix d WicH s
  88. This is che Realon chac all Scums de WMIHM, Aa
  89. char ete Bubbles Ot AIE MIXCa MIE OTaIS et LMII
  90. Stal, appear Wet chanthe rest
  91. LOns a5 EIS SGMIA CABHOL DCCOILIC TCIIHIOIC IN L1O-
  92. Se ) ebe. Seet CC) CaHSIOL DCCOIHC
  93. Crets ian mas planss perceire; tor il ve pucin
  94. Cucos che Machine, vou will sec che Wacer
  95. WVacer, in chac Pame proporcion as vou pump the
  96. II een iC Can De Meved, thac the (inaII Springs
  97. chemetres a licle. Et vould casily be conceird.
  98. Eorce in the Winter, Mac chen cher unbend
  99. Chat on ose side thore sprines unbendingchemselves
  100. be locked up one against anocher; lose chreir MoI
  101. Springs WhteCPe CHCH MaM HCS, MMMNCcdS
  102. Stors en inen be cannor perceire inche
  103. Wacer, Whilst ic is Liquid, is casily scen vohen ris
  104. Frozen. We seC MCH Ver oIten a GrCAE quaMCy
  105. oE Bubbles oF dix vess sensibi; alid vhen cher
  106. Add ro Mo, Lal Ie Mle Bubbles ot srols AI,
  107. wtrich are absolurelr insentible in che Warer, (C
  108. Zen Wacer, buc becaule cach oF them becomes
  109. che Wacer wrhen ic Freeres, hath attracted new
  110. Aii; Or because itte LII ACd CMPCHICU M CI
  111. Nater, cakes up a greater space, and rhaciIs SPIB
  112. are à ue ere anbensued. We cannor concetre
  113. those ot ihe Walet, Cnto wrhich che prots A C
  114. noc pals bur wich difficuler. IE must be rhen chat
  115. the AI already disperled amons che Pates ol ihe
  116. unbended.
  117. Bur Wohy, woten tis Cold, hare the SpIIIIS O
  118. at anortier Seaubi.
  119. Ie is ansvverec in che Crst place, Phacto estaotista
  120. this Sysem here laid donn, ir is enoush tO prove,
  121. ehac rhe chinu happens really (0, WithoUE auy ne-
  122. cetticy ot explamis che Caule dil.
  123. Secontu
  124. Froler bur forone of thele ReaIons; cirher because
  125. howthe Wacer asit Freeres, could actract new Air,
  126. Ence the Pores of the Ice are certaints lels chan
  127. Warer, is dilared, and ehar che Springs are a liccle
  128. the Aix more Rrenoch eo unbend chemlelres, tham
  129. Ele alleco, ie nalettecetesu. Ci nlet

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