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

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  2. 2. Buc chen this hach been corrected by
  3. MIT. Normood, in his Seamans Practice; Woho, b7
  4. most exactls meaturins che Distance of cvo
  5. Places under ehe tame Meridian, and findine
  6. also the Lacicudes oF chole rvo Places by mol
  7. accurare Instrumenes and Obserrations, he found
  8. phac ro a Degree oF a Crear Circle on the Parrto
  9. there must bc 367200 Finglist Feer: And chis
  10. hath been in a go0d meature contirmed by che
  11. French Obserrations and Mensurations, Who
  12. Cound 2 Degrec 10 contain 365184 Fcet. And
  13. VeE MIr. Normood considerins chatche Strip S W ay
  14. is really more than what is Found by ihe L05,
  15. and allo tenomine thac ris becrer and Pater 10
  16. trave the Reckonine ro be Comethins betore the
  17. Strip, and probablr allo because ris a round
  18. Number, cast amay che 7200 odd Fcet, and
  19. Suppoled a Degree ro concain just 360000 Fcer
  20. Fhen will a Minute oF a Degree contain 600c
  21. such Feet; and that is ro be reckoned FOr the
  22. erue Sea-Mile, 60 oF Which makce a Degree:
  23. And since 5280 Feer are a Scature Mile, there
  24. will bc 68,2 Tuch Miles in a Dcoree; and ot
  25. the Tralian Miles, OF 5000 FCeL, 73 OF 2
  26. Leaoues in 2 Degrec. And atter this wway ot
  27. accountins, che whole Circumference oF Our
  28. Olobe will bc 8640 Lcagues, Or 25920 Miles;
  29. wotrich is 120 Leagnes, ox 360 Miles lels than
  30. the French make it: And vec this is probably
  31. sels chan che Fruch, and in Fact sels chan
  32. NIT. NormoodS ACCOUHE.
  33. Non eo appir all ehis i0 che Esimation oF 2
  34. Strips W ay BY ihe LoS: HE ic be considered ehac This L.05. boara S ACCOUH Cuehe daitY aE NOOH
  35. an haIF Minure is che 120ch ParE OF an FTOuT, tis (Wwhen il possible, let chere be an Obserration ot
  36. plain che Distance berween Rnor and Knor in che Lacicude) ro be entred into che L05- b00k OL
  37. The 205- line must Dc 2I(0 the F2Oth parE OF 2
  38. Traverse book, ruled and columned just as che
  39. Mtinure of a Deoree OF a Crear Circle on che L05-board is; From Whence it may berranscribed
  40. Farrh; Ox TZOth parF OF a true Sea-Mile Or Mi- into the Tournals, and hou much vay che Strip
  41. nute, wrtrich is betore hhemed ro conrain 6000 hach sained in her Course, estimated daily.
  42. Feet: And cheretore che Distance betveen the
  43. Rnors must be50Foor; (For 50 mulciplied by
  44. To meature Wwhecher che FTalFminure Cla(S
  45. be true, or to make one upon Occasion, wwhen
  46. 120 produces 6000) because 25 30 Seconds is rou can ser athore, rou may ule this Merhod:
  47. E0 an FTOUT, Or 3600 Seconds is r0 a Day; 10
  48. Fasten amoderatels heavy Plummer or Weighe
  49. i5 50Fcet 10 6000 Fcer. Wheretore as many ac che end oF a CmaIl Scrins, Which hans ux
  50. rimes 50 Fcer 25 a Strip Pails in half a Minure,
  51. (0 many Miles must Me 50 in an Hour, suppo-
  52. Cins her to keep on ac che lame rate. T0 ErY
  53. Wwhich, in lons Vorases 10 che East- Indies, _c.
  54. 2gainst a Wall by a sinall Pin Or Wvre, (90.
  55. and set is Lenech trom che Pin Wwhere it hanes.
  56. ro che Cenere oF che Plummet ox WeisHE, DC
  57. just 39 Tnches J. Then dra, by che Lines
  58. the Loc is heared everr ITour; bur in Porrer hanging Aill, a Perpendicular on che WVaI bC-
  59. Voyases cher concenc rhemselres wich doins ic hind, wich a Pencil or some such ching: And
  60. buE every evo FTOurS; tho alvars che ofiner cakins che Plummet in vour FTand, move che
  61. tis done, the Better.
  62. And Tromhence plainty appears che PrOIS Fr
  63. Pendulum trom che Perpendicular cither way
  64. Or 7 Inches, and chen ler ic svine freelr by
  65. rOF OE havins buT 42 FCeE OF 7 Fathom berveen ehe WVaII; attex which cate roux Flal minure
  66. Knor and Pnor, Wrhich is the common Dirision Olass, and curn ic ux just wrtien rou sec the
  67. oF che L0g line ac Sea. Indced, beins sensible Scrins come righe asainst che Perpendicular om
  68. their Dirisions are 100 Morr, ther lessen cheir che WaII, and then coune che Svings oF che
  69. Falminute Clals proporrionably, a5 havins Pendulum trom irs paltins by che Perpendicular ;
  70. rhac made oF only 24 Or 25 Seconds. Buc chis and il vour Classis our just when ie hach made
  71. is nochins buc correctins one Blunder Or FrOF 30 Swinesir is ristc, elsenor; for chis Pendulum
  72. by anorher; and sens plainty chat che Com- swines exactlr Seconds.
  73. mon Sailors Will nor 80 out oE cheir way, cho
  74. ther arc Cure cheriare in the WronS.
  75. Commonly in the Sccerage, or Tome such con-
  76. LOGARILIIMS, Which Caprain FTalley very
  77. vell detines eobe che Indexes oF ehe Rarios oR
  78. Numbers one co anocher, eere sirst invented by
  79. venient Parr oF che Shrip, hanes up a Board my Lord Neper, 2 Scorch Baron; and alterwards
  80. called the
  81. compleared bY MP. LTenry Brises, Savilian PrO-
  82. LOG Boara; Wtich is a Fable divided into Festor of Ceometry at Oxford
  83. Fire Columns, and oughe r0 be ot che Follov.
  84. ins Form, oc one lihe I.
  85. 2. Locarithms are a Series oF Arcitcial DTuH-
  86. bers (invented for the Fase and Pxpedirion ot
  87. Caleutacion) proccedins in an Arictmericat
  88. Proxorcion,
  89. HOL
  90. et
  91. 2tBC
  92. Accidents, ec.
  93. N. N. NV. 2mo
  94. (derare Cale

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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/806933011:0477?run=74