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

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  1. Wrherein the Degrees upon rhe Meridian incteale
  2. cormards che Poles in che Tame Proporrion ThaE) L. Fo find the Meridional Miles, ansverins 10
  3. the Parallel Circles decreale tormards them.
  4. Tis casscu Menator Chart, OE Projection, DC.
  5. Cause Mercator Was the First rhac publisted Charts
  6. (o made: Tho Our COnnEEmaN MIE. WVrich
  7. Was really che srst thac made rhe Pables for chis
  8. Projection.
  9. o ihe Plain Chart be reey casie and ulesul
  10. in MOrE Vorages, and will serre in the lonsest
  11. Vorages, it vou Cail FTome in Or near ihc op.
  12. Posice Rhumb vou ene by; a5 the Ancients,
  13. any Difference of Latitude.
  14. First, By ehc Fable of Meridionat Parts, rohick
  15. are princed in most Books ol Narigation,
  16. Find che Degrees oF cither Latitude overhead
  17. and theMinures in the Letr Fland Column dovon.
  18. rards; and in che Angle ot imncerins are the
  19. Parrs For char Laricude.
  20. Thus al(0 find out thic Parrs For the ocher:
  21. Then, it borh Lacitudes be oF rhe same Name-
  22. irto beins Coasters, did, betore cheV(C oF the (chac is, boch Norch, or boch Souch, Suberact
  23. Compass: Zec Foralmuch as ser Places, Ox in- thele one trom the orher; and chat Remainder
  24. decd none but such 25 lic under the Came Mc- contains che Meridional Miles ToughE.
  25. ridian, ox under the Eiguinoctial, can therein be
  26. expresse aCCon tO tneir erue Sirvarion and
  27. Distance one from anocher; bur il ther be laic
  28. donn ede by the Courle and Distance, the Dif-
  29. Example.
  30. Required ro snd the Meridional Miles be-
  31. ference ot Longitude will be False; iF ther be cveen Latitude 43 151 Norh, and 50 201 N
  32. laid dorn br the Courle and Disserence oF L On
  33. sicude, thent Ws che Diltance and Difference bc
  34. more chan ic hould be; and il ther be laid
  35. dovn by Melr Ltance and Difterence oF Lon-
  36. sicude, (Wleu in mans Cales is imposible
  37. chen che Msterence ot Lacicude vill alivars be
  38. 100 litic, asa ine Rhumo 100 ide trom the
  39. Meridian; and il ther De laid donn by cheit
  40. Latitudes assd Separation, then the Course wwill
  41. be ice, alid the Distance t00 much, (90.
  42. And since thac the Places in parricular Maps
  43. Ox Charts beins sata donn in Pome, one war,
  44. and in ochers anoret, and these Pieces mans
  45. rimes tackd together, without due Considera-
  46. tion of the differins Methods Places hare bcen
  47. laid doron by. LHIS, L las, beins (0, the Gco-
  48. sraphy and FTydrocraphy OE che World iS (O COr
  49. rupred, thac cod mans Deleriprions of theWhole
  50. Or Ot ihe larse Parrs ot u are enormonssy ex
  51. roneous, and ise Strape Ot the Land much di-
  52. Aorred. Ie ere to be withed cheretore rhac the
  53. Laritude 50020 - 35057
  54. Lacirude 43 15 - 288375 Met. PF.
  55. Merid. DiserenCC OF L. aL. -- 6220
  56. Example 2.
  57. Lecone Lac. be 200 195,-12423 5el. n
  58. The orher L at. 18 53 L. - - - TX545 fL1CL. LL
  59. Merid. DiRerenCE OF L AF. - --23973 Sum.
  60. PROBL E M H.
  61. 2. To find che Meridional Disference of Laritudo
  62. by the Fable of Artisicial Fanzents.
  63. The Losarichmick Pansents abore 43 Degrees,
  64. accountins everr 30 Minures ro be one Deoree
  65. and every Minute ro be rro Minures ol the MC
  66. ridian Line, are in che lame Rario wich the Me-
  67. ridional Parts, made by the continual Addirion
  68. OF Nacural Secants.
  69. Theretore, Fate hals oF each oE ihe Civem
  70. Lacieudes, and ro each half add 45e, Lookine
  71. the Tansenes oF their Arches in the Table ot
  72. Losarithmick Tangents; the Diterence oF these
  73. Fangemrs diride bY 1263, the Ouoriene rill
  74. Example 1.
  75. Lat. 50 201, ies : = 25 101; wohickZ
  76. Tangentis.
  77. 2La. 43 24, i5 2Y0371 2; roticte
  78. Fansene is, omirrins ehe Index,
  79. ER OBLEMS
  80. MERCATORS Chart, OE Projection, IS a
  81. Projection OF che Face OF he Farth in Plano;
  82. NVorid ould noc pur overmuch Value on, but
  83. vean ic lest lout cue Ole ot che Plan CBart;
  84. and by makins the Prue Chart Calte allet Latar.
  85. brins il in Respect and VSc.
  86. le ras the srear Scudy of our Predecesors
  87. to concrire such a Chari in Plano, with Araie
  88. Lines, oM wrtich aH Or any Parrs oF the WVorid
  89. miphe De trnelr set dovon, according to their
  90. Lonsicudes, Lariudes, Bearings, and Distances. be che Meridional Miles Or Minutes.
  91. A Nar vas hinced For this near 2000 Tears
  92. since by Prolomy, and a General Max accordins
  93. chereto Made in the precedins Ase by onc
  94. Mercator; but the Thins demonstrated, and 2
  95. MIP. Vrichi taughe ro enlarse the Meridian Line
  96. by the continual Addirion ot Sccants; l0 chat
  97. aIl ehe Decrees oE Lacitude mighe De propOr-
  98. cional co thole or Latirude, as on che Clobe: addedco 45, makes 66 371 =, whole 5 364294
  99. Wrtrich he has donc after such an FxcellenE man-
  100. ner, thac in mans Respects its tar more conve-
  101. nient For the Navicators Dse chan the Olobe il
  102. selF; and ill cruly Men che Course and Di-
  103. llance trom Placero Place, whieh may soerer
  104. Readr Way Menv d ot delcribins ic, was nor rili added 1045, mâtes 70 10, Whosc (442878
  105. dhix tatt totetis be xecue.
  106. +263) 785646 (622= Aeaa L
  107. dc
  108. Nar

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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/806933011:0514?run=74