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

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  1. Dir, and eher ae cicher Fiery, Airy, Or Wa-) Cyrical, aud che syncherical; which see: Anet 10
  2. tery.
  3. irhich may be added, The Zerical and Poristi
  4. Fiery Meteors, are Cuch a5 consist oF a Fat, cal Methods; ertich rou will sind under chese
  5. Sulxhureous Kindled Strionk, Whereot phere are N ords.
  6. several Kinds; 25 Tenis Fatuus, Trabs, Tenis Py
  7. ramidalis, Draco Volans, Capra Sallans, shunder
  8. ard Lishenins, ec.
  9. Airy Meteors, are such as consists of Flatuons
  10. and Spiritons Exhalations, 25WV inds, EC.
  11. Watery Meteors, COnSisE OF V apOUES, OF WVatrY
  12. Particles, brche Action oF Fleat separated From
  13. eact orher, and variouls moditied, a5 Rain,
  14. Dem, _C.
  15. DE. Voedmard, in his Naturat Tistory of the
  16. Farrh, p. 208. SuppOseS FHC MatTeF OF Meteors
  17. eo be in g0od meature ot a Mineral NatuITC;
  18. and chat che Mineral, Parricles concained in the
  19. Strata ot ihe Farch, are raised up by the Sub
  20. terranean Llear or Fire, alons with che Vapours
  21. MEFOMTCK PCar, OE Period, is the space DE
  22. 19 TCars; in which rime, che Lunations FerUEN
  23. and happen as ther evere before; ris semerimes
  24. Called, The Creat Metonick Tear, ane isthe lame
  25. Wichthe Cycle of the Moon.
  26. METONDME, or Transnomination, (a Fi
  27. oure Or Troxe in Rhetorick) is FhC CUtinS OE One
  28. Name FOY anOther, OF expresting a Thinz by ano
  29. thex Nlame, chan wrhich proxerlf belones 1o it;
  30. as iF Wre Mould Car, AU theWVorid reads Cicero.
  31. Exlar ravared ihe CauIS: IE ould be plain.
  32. wrhat Wve intended, viz. That the WVorta reads
  33. Ciceros WVorks, Cxlars Army ravaced the
  34. GauIS.
  35. METOPA, in Archirecture, is the Interval OK
  36. alcendins trom the AByIs, and perradins chole Space berween ererr Prislyph in the Prize ol
  37. Srrata, and especialls at such rimes as che cunsche Dorick Order. The Anciemrs uled eo adorn
  38. Porver is (0 Grear, as t0 penerrare the exrerior chese Parro wih Carred Works or Paintings,
  39. Parrs oEche Parth, and cheretore helpro moune representins che Lleads oF Oxen, Vesels, Balons,
  40. them up inco the Remosphere. These Sulphu- and dirers orher Instrumenrs thac vere used in
  41. Tous, Nirrous, and orher lighr and actire Minc- (cheir Sacritices.
  42. ral Particles do form Nereors in che dIr,
  43. and parricularty are the Cause oF Thunder anc
  44. Lisbenins, ec. and ocher Piery Compolicione
  45. there.
  46. METHOD, or Disposition, is chat Action ol
  47. METRENCEIETA, is an Instrument where
  48. rith Liguors are injected incothe Womb.
  49. NITASMA, is a contagious infection in che
  50. Blood and Spirits, a5 in che Plague, Ecc.
  51. MTCROCOOSTTCRS, the Tame Wict MI-
  52. the Mind, by irhich ve eange rarious Idcas, crophones.
  53. Judements, and Ratiocinations uxon onc and
  54. HTCROCOSM. ThCBOdr oE Dianis called
  55. the same Subject, in char order which is mote che Lirle World, as a lind ot Compendium oF
  56. Proper for is Explanation; and a riste Method the Creater.
  57. Ot Fngnier aCFeF Fenth, Or the Prosecurion OF a-
  58. NITCROMETEK, is an Instmument made ot
  59. sir Demonstration ill be tound eoconsist alo in Brals, beins a Morement ith a Plate, Or Face di-
  60. a Regular Frain oF Argumens and Consequen-
  61. ces richels disposed in their just and NacuralOr-
  62. der. IF vou will beliere Des Carres, he Paith
  63. in his BooK De Methodo, Thac he as able 10
  64. master che grearest Deprhs in Geometry, by ont)
  65. obserrins constaniiy rhese tour sollovins Rules
  66. in nis Studies.
  67. First, neverto admit anything Cor Trutt, ane
  68. to creature it up in the Mlind as Tuch, untels we
  69. be demonstratires astured, char ic is such.
  70. Sccondir, Fo divide che Difticulcies ot etie
  71. Problem, or Matrer enquired atter, into such a
  72. proxer Number oE Paris, 25 is most conveni
  73. ent for ies Rosolurion.
  74. vided likre a Clock Or Warch, Wwirh an Index or
  75. Hland, wrhich (beins cuned) moves rmo Didins
  76. Plates oF BraIS with Flairs, and connES on the
  77. Place che Rerolres or Turns oF the endlelsScrew.
  78. This Instrumene is Arted 10 2 larse Felescope
  79. and uled in sstronomy, Eo Fnd the Diameters oF
  80. thC STarS, OF PlaHCES.
  81. The Delcription oE chis Instrumene oE
  82. NIT. Tomnley, improred by Dr. Fock, vou may
  83. sec more at large in Philosoph. Transact. I. 29.
  84. and the Dses in XI. 25.
  85. NTCROPFIONES, are Instrumens contrired
  86. ro magnitie small Sounds, as Microscopes do (mall
  87. Objects.
  88. NIICHOSCOTE, I a Oprical Inttrumene
  89. wrhich by extreamly magnitrins (a5 cher CaY)
  90. any Object, helps us to discorer elie minute Par-
  91. Thirdir, Toobserre exact Order and Plethod ricles ot which Bodies are composed, and the cu-
  92. in out Thoushes and Finquiries, (0 25 1o begin rious Frame and Contexture ot chem.
  93. vich che plainest and easest chinos trst and
  94. chen 10 proceed o Gractualls ro chines more anc
  95. more difticult.
  96. Fourthir, Fobesure not 1o Rix, overloole, Or
  97. Cet lome very imalt Siivet-ie, ale ouse
  98. omit any chins cirher in the Difficulties ro be ic up and dovnlike a Skein ot Phread, in order
  99. Colved, or in che Means OF Enquirs.
  100. to matce a Wriek (FOF a L AMIB) et aMOCTAL
  101. Size, then AII a Lamp wvich Spirit os Wine, Wel
  102. Itese are indeed rery g0od Rules, and L dephlesmared, aud uleche Silver ire instead ol
  103. questionnoc vere very serviceable ro him in his a Corron-wieke: Then havine ready some sine
  104. Geometrical Finquiries; buF the SighE OF our ClaIs Beaten, ponrdered, and sitced rery smallu
  105. Couneerman Carriors alsebra, did him as much) and vell wastied and dried, ralee some oF it on
  106. Serrice aS all oF chem.
  107. the poine ot a Silver Necdle sied very sinall.
  108. In Mathematical Finquiries, there are Evo se- and wettec a lictle vich Spicrle, and holdine il
  109. necal Mechoeto commonts made ule ob che Mya.l in ie tlamie et dhe l’amup. puon ie about rll ie
  110. mete.
  111. F0 mele very small sinele Lye Flasses for
  112. Microlcopes.

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