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

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  1. tiis Equinoctial Pares, and makes his Meridians
  2. much Llliprical, (0 25 ro be discernable by ine Tc.
  3. descope.
  4. The SunsHeac in Fupirer, is ac most noc abore
  5. one tvenes htch pare oF Wrhac ic is wich us; and
  6. consequenly vould bererr uncomtorrable lirin
  7. chere (iF ac all Portible) for _sen ot our Consticuri
  8. on: And ver some are very Cond of chinkins fupi
  9. ter an excellentplale tolire in.
  10. The Distance ot Fupiter rom the Sun, is abor
  11. sive rimes a5 greac a5 thar of the Farch From chc
  12. Sun, sec GrezoryS Astron. and consequenely che Dia
  13. meter oF che Sun co any Pyc in Fupiter, will bC
  14. noc a fitch part oE wrhac ic appears ro us, and chere.
  15. fore his Disse will BC abore 25 rimes lels, and in
  16. che Pame Proporrion ill his Listr and Lleat
  17. Be
  18. The Artificial Dar and Nighe (each OF S FTOurs,
  19. is oF che lame lenech in Fupiter, all over his Sur-
  20. tace; because the Axis ot his Diurnal Rerolurion
  21. is nearty at Righr Angles to che Plane oF his Annual
  22. Orbic Found etic Sun
  23. Alctio Fupicer hach a Primary Planers below him
  24. vet an Fye placed chere, and oF no Marper Sigh
  25. than one oF ours, could never behold any oneo
  26. ehem, untels 25 Spors transirins over the Suns Dist
  27. Wwhen They happeni ro he berveen che Torial Ry
  28. and che Sun: For Mars which soes Furthest oF aII
  29. Trom the Sun, will noc in Fupiter be seen above 18
  30. Degrees trom him; and since that Planer is BuE
  31. Emall, and reftects bur a weak Lishe, (0 near the
  32. Sun ic cannoc be visible: So chac Saturn IS FHC ON
  33. IV Planee chat can be seen in Fupiter, excepe tis
  34. Duon Four Noons or Sacellices.
  35. TheSuns Latanaa c super, willscarce
  36. be sensible any more than Sacurns; neither bein
  37. nuch abore 20 Seconds. So thatthe Suns appa.
  38. rent Diamerer in Fupiter, will noc be abore 6 MIi
  39. nutes. Bucche outermost ot his Sacallices will ap.
  40. pear almost as greac as the Moon doch to uS, viz
  41. OE sive rimes che Diamerer, and 25 cimes che Dist
  42. oF the Sun, seen From the lame Planet: And il chc
  43. orher Satellires are nor lels than che outermost, che.
  44. will vec appear much preater: (And che L earnec
  45. NII. Fruzens conceires them nor much tels than ou
  46. Farth) and sire che Planet a 800d Listie in che
  47. Nixtis, which allo can neret Me de ret
  48. 10n5.
  49. Indeed, it he can discover chac fapres morc
  50. round che sun, he inay be able (a5 CHC Voctor
  51. Aance oF Fuxiter and Satum from che Sun, octier-
  52. Wise nOL.
  53. Our Zovial Astronomer Theretore, By the helo ot
  54. his Senles onid distinguistr ew.s kinds oF Planees:
  55. Tour nearer ro him, Wvtich are che Sarellires, arit
  56. civo (25 che Sun and Saturn) IOrC RemOTe; aM
  57. chele lacrex vould appear irti a lesser Diamerer
  58. the Former wwich a preater. OF chie Remorest, the
  59. Sun vould appear in Diamerer abont siX Minures
  60. burche Diamieter oF Sacun voulel scarce be ; ot 2
  61. Minure.
  62. Fourth Woula appCat IO AN LSC IH FUPItCr, OL CHIC
  63. Bignels che MOOH aoh EO US: LHaL IS, WIIH a LI
  64. ameter sire rimes grCater, and a Disk RVenEy fIrC
  65. times preater chan che sun dorh chere. Besules
  66. ThC FOUT RCATeF, and ApparCHEIY SFCaTeK OBCS, WII
  67. be distinguia LIOMI CHC MOTC FCMIOLC AME SCMCI
  68. ones, in chis, chac in chenearer Planers che. Sguares
  69. oF che Periodick Pimes, are as the Cubes of cheir
  70. Distances From the Center oF Fupiter, Wvhich voue
  71. by no means be rrue, it any one oF che Greatet
  72. vere compared vich ans ese et Ie seller. Anc
  73. brighethen cher; For From cheir Faces, Wtrich de
  74. Pend upon hest Situacton, Wn Tespeet TotHe SuB
  75. ther wiis appeaL AIKC 1O MIaM MOOnS: FTOn
  76. OF Monchs, accordins 1o che NumbeF OF MOOIS.
  77. There will be contained abore 2407 oF che lent
  78. Monchs in a TCat, atu aWDuE hals the Number
  79. OF MOnHS HeNL 1O MesC; IC NUIDeE OL thC
  80. druple ot lhe tric, altet ene nees et lie fleale
  81. WilI be abouc 254. So thac altho che Noration ot
  82. Fime, bemuch more intricare in Tupiter, by Fez
  83. Con OF thC OrCaE NuHIDEL Ot DasS Wtich cheir
  84. YCar COntainS, vet IEIS much tacMCated DY There
  85. pere arc onty 4 DayS and a quarter, buc in elle
  86. TBCWS, Prop. 2.) co determine che Rario ot etie Di
  87. OF ThC FOUT ReATeF PIaNCIS, OF SALCHHLES, THC
  88. altho chenearer chele Planers are, ce) afeas eHe
  89. Breatet; VCL LHC SUN WII DC MCMCI MOC
  90. wohence a Speclaror in Fupiter will hareTOL RIHaS
  91. Monchs ot te chird SatelMe CONCaM a MH a LCaI
  92. vill be nearty subduple ot che second, or subqua
  93. tour Rinds oF Monts; tor eC sCal MOeh
  94. DE. Crecory, (Erom Whence ehis compatative
  95. AAtronomy is collected) Caith also, Thac an AArO.
  96. nomer placed in Fupiter, vould easily compare
  97. the Diltances of the four Inferior Planers vich che
  98. Drameters oF Fupiter, a5 we do ihe Distances oF
  99. us tom the Planers, br comparine chem wich che
  100. Diameter oF the Farth: And ehis vould be donc
  101. do lo che four nearest ones, calier chan we compure
  102. Jhe Distance oF the Moon by che Farths Diame.
  103. Ter: For che FTorizontal Parallax of the remores
  104. oF the Planers seen From Fupiter, is above twice 25
  105. Great a5 che Florizontal Parallax of the Moon Peer
  106. Trom the Farch; and cheretore must be very sensi-
  107. ble and considerable. And cho the Globe ot Fu-
  108. piter be raslr large, in comparison ot our Parch:
  109. vec the Suns Parallax, when hesbeheld trom Fu.
  110. piter, will noc be quire 20 Seconds, and conse-
  111. quently scarce sensible: Nor will che Parallax oE
  112. Saturn, (cho Wrhen in Oppolicion co che Sun, aud
  113. neXETO Fupicer) be much greater; and cheretore
  114. cwill be very disticule For che Zovial Astronomer 10
  115. Srealete lomechins more chen 40.
  116. Besides, chese Moons sutter an Eclixse when ches
  117. bestis in Opposition co che Sun, happen ro Fall inco
  118. ihe Strador ot Fupiter; and asan Wontent enes
  119. acede e secona Which deriares a liccle; upor
  120. thes decoune Llay cheir Pelipses are Ceneral, anc
  121. consequenr most lastins, wten the Sun is in one
  122. OF eHC Lodes ot thole MOOnS. Bur when the SMM
  123. is our ofchis Polirion, che Lcliples may be lotal,
  124. tho BOc C entral, because the BreadeM OF Zupiter
  125. Stradon, is nearts decuple che Breadrh of any ot
  126. the Sacellites, ard the apparene Diameter oF als
  127. OE chose MOOnS, is nearly quincuple the apparen
  128. Diamerer of theSun. Andchisremarkeable inequa
  129. lier of the Diameters, and che (malI Inclination che
  130. Plain oF the Orbits oF che Sacellires has co rhe Plaim
  131. estimare che Distance ot Saturn, or oF rhe Sun Erom os fuxiterS Orbirroundche Sun, is rherealon uhy
  132. in eaet te todnto 2 q e
  133. (beins in Conjunction wich che sun, project thei
  134. Wwhere ne Saco Tats fisen LLeston IS d ret
  135. Or makes an Anse seh fuptiets Orbir aboutche
  136. Stadous lo fupiter, etes tane a LCPIC OI enC
  137. Sun eo an Fye Placed in chac Region OE Zupiter.
  138. (maII ParE OE FupiterS Surtace) just as our HOOn
  139. does; bur because the Orbies oF thole MOOnS 2
  140. Bour Zupiter, are in a Plain which is enclined ro
  141. Sun, and are alI oF em nearts in che Tame Plain.
  142. CMaF P lalet.

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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/806933011:0455?run=74