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

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  1. 5omin. (beins ee Complemene oE che othe
  2. N coS, where ic must be sec up, lavins the In-
  3. dex upon che Norch and Souch Liaieur: Turn
  4. ic about rill rou sec rhe tirst Scarion N, Then fix it.
  5. And turn ehe Index about, rill chroush che
  6. Sighus rou see A, and nore What Dcgrees the
  7. Index curteth; 25 31 des. 30 min. Lhen Turr
  8. che Index about to B, C, D, (90. notHIS TheDC.
  9. grees cut by che index accres one, and let
  10. chuS,
  11. 100 Foot, and contequemly he Anele C 9 des
  12. Evo, 10180 dc3.)
  13. And S. CBA: C A:: S. compl. C AB: C B
  14. 5000: 448,6: : 59050
  15. : 506, 2
  16. Sorhe Distance srom C c0 A is 448, 6 FOOT;
  17. and Trom C 10B 506, 2 FOOL.
  18. remote from pou: as, Churches, TOWCES,
  19. Stips at Sea or such like; and to mate a Map
  20. of the same.
  21. Suppose charthe Poins A, B, C, D, land l,
  22. vere Foules, Churches, Forvers, or the like,
  23. and thac ic as required eo make a Draught ot
  24. chem, represemins cheir Siruarion, and crue Di
  25. Atance one trom anorher.
  26. them donn in a Faese Luleu 1o1 ilat purpole
  27. Then S. BCA: AB:: S. CBA: AC
  28. 9050 : 100: : 5000 448, 6
  29. Tom 1o tabe che Distances os divers Thinc:
  30. At ihe first Sta-)A ust sccbnd
  31. ion the In
  32. dex Cut
  33. Station thc
  34. ade cut
  35. Nom eo protract these Oosetvations.
  36. r. Dran a Line at length, 25O P; Whereon
  37. cake any POinE, 25 N, FOr VouE ArA Station:
  38. ApPIY thC CCNErC OF VOuT PFOtFaCtOT 1ONI, and
  39. its Diamerer upon che Linc OP.
  40. e. Flaring vour Table of Observations betore
  41. vou, prick oA che Deorées obserred, alonq che
  42. Limb oF rour Protractor; and dea che obscure
  43. Lines NA, N B, NC, (90
  44. 3. From Come Scale OF equal PArES (ansiveT-
  45. able ro the Bisnels rou incend vour PIOr) take
  46. Of 220 Perches, and set them trom N+OS.
  47. A. AppIY ThC CCNErO OF THC PFOEraCtOF 1OS.
  48. and ies Diametet upon O P, and prick OA YOur
  49. Obserrations at the second scation: and deaw
  50. the obscure Lines S A, SB, SC, (90. (From S
  51. chrouxh che sereral Marks made on che P’aper
  52. cuntins che Lines drawn before, N A, XVB
  53. NI C, (90. in The Poins, A, B, C, D, (90. Whictu
  54. Poines Mall represent che sererat Strips, 25 chey
  55. lic ac Anchor; or che sereral ZOWerS, OP e
  56. mackable Places ro be plorec.
  57. To male a Scale co measure any Distance upon
  58. this Ptot.
  59. Tec a Line be so divided, chac che Distance
  60. YS may be 220 Pares chereot, 25 the Line
  61. L M; For the Distance NVS, sec upon chis Scale
  62. Tec vour Srations Be S and VV. Set vour lu will reach trom 200 t020 on che small Divitions.
  63. strumene aE DI, and curn iE abOUE uxon che
  64. Socker eill che Nccdle tang directly orer ille
  65. Meridian Line oF the Chara in the Borrom ot
  66. the BOX, che North end of che Necdle over rhe
  67. Flover-de luce; ihen stere jour Instrument Fast.
  68. Then rum che index abour, rill chrough che And che Scale beins chus divided and num-
  69. Index curs, wrhich suxpole r0 bc 60. Thenturn) che PIOr.
  70. the Index abouc rill rou sec B, and marke Wvhat
  71. Do chus wich all che rest, be chere never 10
  72. Also meature ihe Distance verween N vour
  73. 10c
  74. 200
  75. mats.
  76. The visuat L.les Malle at BMM scacicts, 17
  77. Arst Scation, and S che secon scacon, Wheh istheir Incerlections, do constiture several Richt
  78. tave
  79. 3
  80. Sighes vou sec A, and noce Whac Degrée che bred, son may mealure ans Distance uxon
  81. Deprees is cut By che Index; 25 74 deg. 30 min. Fo measure ans Distance, ehus laid donn, by Fri-
  82. sonomecleat C alculation.
  83. 220 Perches: And brins Yeue a dit linea Friansles; in eiebes et ntict von ui

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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/806933011:0483?run=74