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

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  1. M F
  2. the Focal Lenech ot rhe Cilaso beine made Ra,) MERIDHAN Maenerical, is a Crede Cirele
  3. dius.
  4. pattins chrough or byche Magnerical Poles; o
  5. Dux most Accurate and Judicious AArOnOWwtich Meridians che Compats (iF nOE Octer
  6. mer, Mr. John Flamsced, has discovered, chac wise hindred) hach respect.
  7. chere is a Parallex ot che Farcts Annual Orbit
  8. at the Pole StaT, OF abOuE 40 Or 45 Seconds;
  9. MERIDIONAE Distance, in Navigation, is
  10. The Pame with the Departure, Fasting ox WVest
  11. Wrhereby the Diameter OF thic ScarS Parallel is ins. Or the Disserence of Longitude betveen
  12. grearer in func chan in December, by abour one (che Meridian under which che Ship no is, and
  13. Mtinure crvo Seconds: Which he has erinced ans ocher Meridian ine as betore under.
  14. From7 Tears successive Obserrations; Wherebz
  15. etie Farchs Arinual Morion is indubitably de
  16. MERTDTONAL Parrs, Miles, OF Minutes, in
  17. Harigation, are the Parrs by wwhich the Meri
  18. monstraced, as appears trom his Learned Letrer dians in MII. WrisheS Charr (commonlr, tho
  19. EODE. WVallis on thac Subjeet
  20. Falsr, Called MercatorS) do encrease a5 the Pa
  21. Non il on the Fdge of this Index chere be rallels ot Laciiude decrease: And the Co. sine
  22. deaon a Scale oF Degrees, Minutes, and Sc, oF the Laritude oF any Place beins equal to the
  23. conds, 10 rhe Radius oF the ClaIS, ve Mall nor Radius or Semi- diameter oF chat Parailel, there-
  24. onlr hare a verr Accurare Instrument For the fore in the True Sea CharE, or Naurical Plani
  25. FTOuE, buc be furnisti d wich one wherebe re sphere, this Radius beins the Radius oF the F-
  26. Mall sec ihe Fruch of che Farchis Morion con quinoctial, or Wvhole sine of 90; the Meridi-
  27. Armed by ehe ACcels and RecelS OF OUF STAF tO- onal Parrs ac cach Desree OF Laritude must en
  28. vards and trom the Pole, according to the creale, as the Sccans of the Ark contained be-
  29. Farrtis Place in the Feliprick, a5 char Learned cveen char Laritude and the Lquinoctial do de-
  30. Perlon aborementiond has discorerd; and crease. The Tables theretore ot Meridionat
  31. FhaE nOF ouly erhen the Scar trantus the Meri- Pares, Which rou have in Books of Nlavisation,
  32. dian bux in clear Rir at any rime oF the Day: are made by a Continual Addirion oF Sccams:
  33. One sall sikevise obserre thac Annual Increase Ther are calculated in some BOOkS (as in
  34. ot che Pole- Stars Declination, caused Dy the (Sir Zonas MooreS Pables) For everr Degrée and
  35. Procestion of the P quinox.
  36. Minure oE Lacicude; and chese Wwill serre cither
  37. Moreorer, he, trom his oun Obserration, a(- sto malce or Graduate a Mercator S Chart, Or TC
  38. sures us, chat the Pole- Scar may be seen in the orkethe Mercators Sailins. Toule chem, vou
  39. Daytimme with a Felescope ot 16 FOOL; OF must enter che Table ith che Degrée ot Lari-
  40. wvtich he sires particular Instances: AS, On cude ac the Flead, arid vich che Minure on Me
  41. the 26Th oF April, F7Or, With such a Telescope
  42. he law the Pole- Scar From 4 a Clock in the
  43. Nornins Till 7; and cousd hare scen ic longer,
  44. had nor Clonds incerposd. AIIO, On che rH ot
  45. Arst Column coards che L etr FPand; and in che
  46. Ansle ot Meerins ou will hare he Meridionat
  47. s
  48. Parts.
  49. Favins the Lacitudes of trvo Places, id tine
  50. May, he did nor l0ok For the Scar rill che Sun the Meridional Miles or Minutes Berween them,
  51. nad been up more than halF an HIour, viz. at consider whecher che Places be one under che
  52. in che Mornins, ver Coon toundic; and Car Eguinoctial and che ocher wide chereot; or che
  53. ix atrexmards at Pleature, rill hale an Plour atter one on the one side of che Eguinoctial, and che
  54. che Came Morning. S0 thac ris nor ro be ocher on the ocher; or whecher ther boch lic on
  55. doubred bue chis Seax may be seen in a Clcar) che lame side: For, accordins rorhese Policions.
  56. Day throuxhout the YCar.
  57. The Declination oF the Pole Star Forthe Lear
  58. theresa Threctold Case.
  59. P. Whenone Place liethunder the F quinoctial
  60. 1750, i5 87 425p By Riccioluss his Catalosue chen the Meridional Minutes That are found nexL
  61. OF Fixed Scars, in the appendix ro Vr. Fdvara under the Deoree ot L acicude the other Place
  62. Sherbourns Sphere ot Manilius, ec. Hlence irs lieth in, is the Meridional Difference ot Lari-
  63. Distance From the Pole ac chac rime mishr be a(- tude, or Lacicude enlarsed
  64. Tumed 2 17 the Focal Lenorh of the Object-
  65. Slats beins =5 Foor 6 Inches; (0 thac the Dia-
  66. meter Mouid bc 14 Inches and == Parrs oF an
  67. Tnch, Wvtich is the natural FangenE OF thC FOF-
  68. met ACk 20 17 donbled; a Circ le larse enough
  69. 2. When one Place hach Norch Larimde, and
  70. the ocher South, add che Meridional Minures
  71. belongins ro cach Lacitude together, and the
  72. Sum is the Meridional Minutes Berween them.
  73. 3. Wrhen boch Places are torvards one P’ole.
  74. eo be dirided into Minures and Ilalres, which chen subsract che Meridional Parrs ansverins to
  75. ill be so magnitied by che Fre-glals, thar twill che lesser Lacitude, our of chole For che grearer,
  76. be calie ro distinsuisi rhe Pime 10 a tew Sc-
  77. Conds.
  78. Tiscrue, there is Some Difficuley in fixins ux
  79. ehis Instrumene; and when ic is (o, 1o kecp il
  80. Erom rarrins From ies due Position; bur ver ris
  81. nor insuperable. And FOr (inalI Instruments, Ot
  82. about 2 Or 3 Foor lons, chere cannor be a more
  83. and che Remainder will be the Meridional Mi-
  84. riures required.
  85. Fxamples ot these Cases ill make them more
  86. Plain, Which Mall be chesc:
  87. Example 1.
  88. accurare, facile, and expedirious Nay than this To find the Meridional Parrs or Minures between
  89. For drawine a Meridian Line.
  90. Non Wohether che mans Benesirs chac may
  91. acernC tO AAronomY, do nor matce the larger
  92. the Equinoctial and Laritude 43 EL.
  93. In che Column under 43, and righe asainl
  94. one worchr ot rhe Charse and Frouble chac EI Minures in the Letr Fland Column stat de
  95. t teeee quie ti tet ea ser e mleue re tr
  96. sideration de phe Lenered.
  97. N
  98. Se

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