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

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  1. the Bieness oF the Brigre Bumine Spoerin ils pCenrro oF Radiarion, as the Squares oto suct
  2. Focus, and cho chere De a’Macled Spade Tound Distances reciprocally. Sec Ouality
  3. ehe brighe Speck, as before, et re Thallnorbe
  4. sensible oF any Increase cicher oF Licht Dr Leat;
  5. which plainty Mews, chac this Therease oF Lisht
  6. LIn che French Memoirs ol the Royal Academy
  7. OF ScienceS, FHerC IS AN ACCOUNEOF 2 Ne The
  8. Ory OE Lieht wtrich iS Rarred BY M. Malebranche. L.
  9. (Wrhen the GlaIS is alL barC) procceds trom ihe Ile chinks Liste and Colours eo arise trom Vi-
  10. crodins rogerheri ofethose Rays lchate vould
  11. brations ot che insensible Parts ot Bodies, a5
  12. hare faslen on che rest oF the Cla(S, and Which
  13. Sounds do: And cheretore, accordine co che
  14. vore nor TheCila(S interposed) ouid tare Desrée ot the Rapidier oF the Morion DF Theh
  15. Fallens on= the Maded Space round abour the
  16. brishe Speck.
  17. There lcems but om Obsection against wtar
  18. is here laid donon; and that is, THAE LiChH iS
  19. increased by Reflection, ithout depririns ans
  20. Place oF che Lisht ic ould ochervise receire
  21. ox wwichoue bringins ro che entixhrned Parr ans
  22. Licht chac vouid ochervise elcape it, or never
  23. come ac ic Buc it re consider the MaLrCK
  24. more accentirelz, we Mall Aind ic ochervile.
  25. For supposo an Hole of a Foor square in the side
  26. OE a Chamiber, and chac a Candle vere placed
  27. close c0, and just betore the Midale oF chis
  28. Fole; chere is buc halt, chis Candle chat nom
  29. enligtirens chis Room, the ocher hale ot ies Rays
  30. proceedine directr out ac theHole: Let no
  31. Looking-slals be placea, 10 as sult ro tIl ux chis
  32. FTole THC Hass Wtuch betole nould hare sone
  33. Paris oF à Luminous Body, ic will appeat ens 1
  34. liotitenedmore or less; and in leNer Destees BF s
  35. nous, buc of luch and such ColOurs.
  36. arim
  37. Rhornon
  38. FIKE Ouantities, in Mlcebra are TucH QS Lt
  39. exprels d by ehe Came Lerrers equasy rexeared IH5
  40. each Ouantier. ThuS 2 b and 3 b: and 9
  41. and 3f are lite Quantities ; BUF 2b and 3BB
  42. and 9 f and 3fff are untike ones. Because
  43. the Ouanciries have nOL evers where che PaMe
  44. Dimentions, nor are che Leers equa ses
  45. Peated.
  46. FIKE Siens, in Alrebra, are When BocH ate d
  47. Atrnarive, Or BOth PseCatIVE = BuT is ene BeO
  48. Affirmacire, and the ocher Négarire, thes aer
  49. unlike Siens. Thus I 6+ a ad js d Hade
  50. like Siens; bur 9f and - qf hare untite
  51. Siens.
  52. TTTKF Fieures, in Geometrys ate fuch as trare
  53. their Anles equal and the Sides abour ThesCOn
  54. equal Angles proporrionalLc
  55. TLIKE Ar_s, in che Projection oE che Sphere
  56. in Plano, are Parts of Lesser Circles, containine
  57. an equal Number oF Decrees rich thecorres
  58. Dondins AckS Ol Crcater Cries.
  59. LIILE Solid Fieures, in Ceomerry, are Tuch ase
  60. are contained under like Plates, equal in Num
  61. Der.
  62. LIMBER Holes, in a Strip, dre licele sguare I.
  63. Foles cur in che borcom of all herOround. Lim
  64. bers ane FIOOkS about Z’Or 4 IneheS (QUarE SI
  65. Their Ose is co ler the Water ro the WN ell OF chen
  66. Pump, prhich else lroulderest bereenchoser
  67. Timbers where the R ecl- R Ope runS.
  68. LIMB, sienisies che outermost Border or st a
  69. duared PdseioF an Astrolabo, Or the LikC NTAThELYA
  70. macical Instrument; or the Circumterence ot Mels
  71. Primitire Circle in anz Projection ot itle Sphereint.
  72. Plano: AI(O rhie oumosi Border OF the Sun sOPIB
  73. Hoons Disk in an Felipse ofrcichiet Cuminary dur es
  74. LIMIT of a Planet, is The Greatest Feliocen-
  75. trick Latirude; Which sec. 10 00
  76. LIMITATION oUssise, is Dcertaih Fimers
  77. Tet dorn BV Stacures Whorein doNan Musra )S3L
  78. ledse himsels, Oor his AnccstOr, cohave Béenl
  79. Scired OF Lands, (ued For By A VriC OF AMNC. 1
  80. TIMITED Problem (FOP SOTFraMMaTE MIE OLaNI
  81. namsWordrordonne) signikessa Froblem hac
  82. hach but ore orly Solurions iortwtich can Bolu
  83. done but vnerohlr avar, 25 20makea Cirelos
  84. pals chroughchree Poinee girens nor inolinohn
  85. Riphie Fine; 0 adeseribe an Eguilatera l. Prianare
  86. Ale on 2 Linc giren.
  87. LINCH Dins, are those Pins That HCex On
  88. the TruCKS Or Wheels oF the Carriage OE 2
  89. Piece oF Ordnance.
  90. LICFVS, ihe same vich fclesma, votist
  91. our ac che Hole, are no reffected into che
  92. ROOm W thac che Flemissese withour che
  93. Chamber, irtuch as enliohrned WsII cheHIole
  94. contituled open, is non robbed ot IES LIgHI, and
  95. au This Lighe is no restected io ies RoOm
  96. Wheteos the averse sde ot ihe Flame is made 10
  97. entighren, 25 wrell 25 che side directt expoled ro
  98. the Chamber. Whac is said ot chis Calc, 125
  99. Be aCCCHOcaLe 1OAII: FOr (0 a Loohins- olal5
  100. rins horizoncal, and retlectins thesun-Deams
  101. co the Crelins ot the Room, does plaily hinder
  102. the direct Proorels OF he Larsto sone orher
  103. Part, and consequen ) robs tMat PArE OF irs
  104. LighE. Chis is evidenc, bs luppouls an Hote
  105. Oehind che Clals, as in che formier Cale.
  106. From Whence ris manitest, hon vaus ches
  107. accempe wrho oHer ac increasins Lisht unisorly
  108. thac ls equally chroushour che whole Sphere 6
  109. a Luminous Body, or Radiarins Poul. Sieh
  110. aie the Prerences ot chole chac wonla peltracle
  111. che Worla oF Concrirances for manine the
  112. inall Flame dF a Lamp entiehcen stronsly a
  113. Whole Chappel- HTall, Ox Courr, by beins huns
  114. ux in The midstcMereOF. For chele Thines are
  115. impossible to be effected in Nacure, and chey had
  116. a5 Wvell pretend EO Creare LighF) For there is no
  117. ortiet luas oE increasins i1 untels by robbins
  118. anothier Place of ils Lighe, and then tis noc uni
  119. formlys increased. We have a verz sensible In-
  120. Rance. oF. chis. in che Nem- invented Lanthorns,
  121. now much used in London, wrhich, by che Con-
  122. rex-glasses in their sides, do Arongly chron those
  123. Rars alonq che WV alles oF the Passengers, which
  124. ould ochermile (avere che Classes avar, and
  125. theround tloles letr open) be spenc on l’arrs ol
  126. the Strcets nor Frequented; Wvhereby the un-
  127. erodden Pares oF the Streers are robbed ot cheir
  128. Ligle, nore Arongly eo supply and entisten
  129. che Pachs where che Lictu is requisice.
  130. The Incensene(s oF Lighe (25 al(o OF FICaE)
  131. is alivays proxortionable ro the Dentiey ol che
  132. Rays chat produce ic: And ihar Densier alwvars
  133. d87
  134. LINE. A Line in Ccometer, 15 a marces
  135. extendea in PenscH onty; and id supposed id
  136. Morior
  137. e u ull elacco; oc ae al Diantceo lidie ahet hiveno bicar oe Thieines. eto male tos ine

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