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

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  1. betiocen i and 10, and 10 in all 999, which (che Year 1350, bue mistaties ic for 2 Trearise oF
  2. I5 nOF Che BVinth PAEE OF EHC FOKIeF.
  3. In Phil. Frans. XI. 245. i5 a Ouadrature o
  4. rhaL ParE OF Space contained betVeen any rvO
  5. Ordinares of this Curve, and the Abscissa; by
  6. Alsebra.
  7. Thus also Shaterly, in Tabulae Dritannicae, hach
  8. a Fable of Losarithms adapred to Sexagesima
  9. Fractions, Wrhich cheretore he calls Logisticat
  10. NIr. Zohn Crais. And Barrom in his Lections Losarithms; and the tixpedicious Arichmetick
  11. hath carried ehe Marrer Farther. Sec in Philos
  12. Trans. NV. 38. AN ACCOHHE OF a VerY ShONE W 2Y
  13. oF atins Lozarichms: Conrrired by Nich.
  14. Mercator; With DE. WVallisS Thouohus uxon ic,
  15. and Additions ro it.
  16. MIT. Fames Grecory alle, in his Vera Duadratu
  17. ra Circuli O Fsyperbola, Princed ac Padua, A. D
  18. 2667. aPPIu M Ouacsature of the FIyperbola
  19. eothe makins ot Locarithms, and computes the
  20. Locarichm of 1OFO 25 PlaceS.
  21. BUF OUF Learned C apF. Calley, in Phil. Trans.
  22. NI. 276. gIres a Way, trom the bare Considera-
  23. tion of Numbers ony, and wichal by che Help
  24. OF AIr. Nemons damirable invention to sind the
  25. oF chem, whichis by chis means obtained; and
  26. by Wrhich all che Prouble oF Mulciplication and
  27. Dirision is Paved, he calls Losistical Arithmericte.
  28. Tho some by
  29. LOOTSTTOKS, Will undertand che Airst Cc
  30. nerat Rules in Algebra oE Addition, Substra-
  31. ction, _c
  32. LOTTOCHT, Or Loch, the lame wich Fclegma
  33. LONCIMTES, Or TTastiformis, a Species ot
  34. Comers relembline a Lance or Spear: Irs Feac
  35. is oF an Elliprick Form, and ies Pail or Scream
  36. OF RayS, vers lons, chin, and poinred ac che
  37. end
  38. TONO Accent, in Grammar, Mews that the
  39. Enciae oF che Members oF any Porver (which Voice is ro Kop uxon the Vorvel thac has chat
  40. ron have under rhe WVord Vnciae) most com- Mark, and ir is expresed thus (.
  41. pendiousy to ie Losarictms oF all NTum-
  42. LONO- Boat, is the largest and Aronsest BOaF
  43. bers ro abore 30 Places, wich more Fase and belongins to a Shrip, thac can be hoiled aboard
  44. Expedition chan was erer donc betore. And he oF her: Is Ose is ro brins any Cioods, Provi
  45. sires chere sereral Series for this Purpole, Lome Tion, (90. 20 or From the Strip; Or, on Occation
  46. unirertas, lome applicable t0 one (orr of L05a
  47. richms, and some ro anocher.
  48. LOOMLLLHIMICK Curve, is the same wich
  49. Pardies Lozarithmick Line abore described.
  50. LOOTCK, is the ArE ot RighE Thinking, Od
  51. usine out Rational Lacuns arighr. And thc
  52. POIVeF Or Force oF Realom unassisted by AFE.
  53. is called Natural Lorick.
  54. -
  55. 20 land Men any irhere; ard parricularty 10
  56. veioh che Anchor; For which end Me hach a
  57. David ro be set over her Head, with a Shiver in
  58. ic, in wrhich che Buoy-rope runs, to Weigh che
  59. Anchor. Shre hach Mas, Sail, and Oars, a5
  60. Ocher BOatS, 25 al(o her Tiller 10 che Rudder,
  61. Which ansivers to the FTelm oF a Shrip.
  62. TOTOANON, the last Ouc; sec Intestinum
  63. Losick is derired from thole ReRexions which rectum.
  64. Nen hare hade on che Four Principal Operations
  65. oF ihc Mind, viz. Apprevenion, Fudement, Dis-
  66. course, a Method or Disposstion; irtrich sec.
  67. LONOIMETRY, is the Ar ot meaturins
  68. Lensch or Distances: Or 1o takre che Distances
  69. Ot Frees, Steeples, Or Tovers, Ec. Cither one Or
  70. The Business of Lorick is chietly to teach us many together; For which Purposerhe Theodolite
  71. hon comakce popec Animadvertions on theOpc.
  72. rations t our Minds; and trom ils true VSc Wve
  73. Fain chele Three Adrantages.
  74. Firtu, We ale Thereby astured thac we makre a
  75. rishe DSCOF our Realon: Lorthe Considerarior
  76. ot Rules begers in us a more tervene Applica
  77. rion ane allentire Indulery ot esle Mind.
  78. Secondir, Lhac cherebs re more casily derect
  79. and explain ehe Errors and Defects which ve
  80. meet rich in the Operations of the Mind: FO
  81. is reckoned ro be the best Instrument, Whereot
  82. weil sire che follovins instances.
  83. L0 measure one sinsle Distanct.
  84. A5 suppose rou Atand at A, and would knon
  85. che Distance 10che Trec at C.
  86. I. Set vour Instrument ac A, laving the Index
  87. Thiraly. Fhac e are Broughe ro a more ac- wich Sishrs, on the Norch and Souch Diameter
  88. 2. Then trom A, meature any Number os Fect
  89. Lards, or thelike, any War; 25t0 B 100 FOOr,
  90. 3. Lake rhe Ansle B AC, 120 deg. l0 MH.
  91. 4. Set a Marke ac A, and remore vouE InIEr
  92. suppose ic Wao 10 canted trom a Creck LFCaLIC OF mene to B, and take the Angle A BC 50DC-
  93. sesimal MulispCation vers accutates, alet et.) o sou sare au Oargue ansrea Lanste
  94. riculed his B00IE AorEmn. LHIS HUchOF, Vossius whereinchere is siren che Angles B AC 120dc0
  95. in his B0c de sciencis Machematici, places aboue l 10 mir. ABC 30 des. and ihe Dillance
  96. otcentimes Il Falls out, nat We discorer by the
  97. MCeF LIBHE OF PTature he FauS, OF Ratiocina
  98. tion; yel ale nor able to sire a Realon wohry it
  99. is Falle. Phus they vrho lenon noc what bc-
  100. lones t0 Paintins, may tatce Lxceptions at the
  101. Delccts oF a Picture, tho ther are not able 10
  102. rell che Reason why cher Aind Faule.
  103. curate Knomledse oF the Nacure oF our VInder- and tuen ic abour rill chroush che Sishus rou lec
  104. standino by these Rellexions upon the Opera- the Trec at C, there fix vour Instrument Fast.
  105. rions ot Mind; Which, is Wwe IOOK nO Far
  106. ther than meer Speculation, is to be preferred
  107. betore che Rnowledse of all Corporeal Things. and set ux 2 Mark at B
  108. TOOTSTTCAL Arithmeticte, was formerty
  109. ehe Arimerick oF Sexagelat FTaCHOHS, and which sec dowon.
  110. uled by Astronomers in Mel Cascuracios.
  111. OnE Barlaamus Monaetias, WhO WVTOre aBOUESCXA- SFCCS.

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