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

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  1. Lcliprick, and the Southern vould be distinguism.
  2. ed by the Four Scars in Xiphia Pisces, one ol
  3. Which is nearex thac Pole oF the Fcliprick, chan
  4. chePole Scar is corhe Arrick Pole: And ic oule
  5. be vet more remarkable by che nearnels ot che
  6. Nubecula major.
  7. The Apparen Rerolurion oF the Sun (103
  8. Lunar Spectator) alu the Moon ScCY ac
  9. rekt, woute ecens chan really it is, becaule
  10. Wa5 65. 1 deg. 35 mino 45 scconds. And ot her
  11. ApoSCC, 85. 4 des. 28 min. 5 seconds. OF the
  12. Ascending Node ot che MoonS Orbit, 5 S
  13. 24 de8. 24min. 35 seconds, (9c.
  14. And on che last, Dar ot December, 1700. aF
  15. Noon, the mean Morion oE rtie Sun, was 95.
  16. 20de8. 43 min. 50 seconds. OE cheSuns Aposee,
  17. 35. 7 des. 14 min. 30 seconds. The mean NO.
  18. FiOn OF the NIOOn WaS 2O S. 15 deg. 19. MIn.
  19. 50seconds. OF thc MoonS ApogCe, 1F S. B des.
  20. F8 min. 20 scconds. Andot her ascendins Node
  21. 45. 27 de8. 24 min. 20 seconds. For in 20 fuli
  22. an ZCarS, OF 7305 DayS, the SunsMorion, ic
  23. 20 ReroluF. 05. 0 des. 9 min. 4 seconds. And
  24. the Norion oF the Suns ApOgCe, 2I min.
  25. Oscconds.
  26. The Morion oE che Moon in che lame rime
  27. 15 247 Rerolur. 4 5. 13 de8. 34 min. 5 seconds.
  28. And che Morion oF the Lunar Aposee, is 2RC.
  29. volur. 35. 3 de8. 50 min. 15 seconds. And thc
  30. Morion oE her Node, 2 Rerolut. 05. 26de8.
  31. 50 min. 15 seconds.
  32. AII wrhich Morions are accounred From the
  33. Vernal E quinox: Wheretore il fromthem chere
  34. be Subrracted rhe Recesion Or Norion oF che F
  35. quinoctial Point, in Antecedentia, durins chac
  36. the Norions in reterence ro the Fix d Scars in 20
  37. Fulian TearS; viz. the Sun5 13 RerOL. 1ZS.
  38. 29 de8. 52 min. 24 seconds. OF his Aposec
  39. 4 min. 20 seconds. Andrhe Noon5247 Rerol.
  40. +5. 13 de8. 17 min. 25 seconds. OF her Apogee
  41. 2 Revol. 35. 3 deg. 33 min. 35 seconds. And
  42. The Famons MIr. IS A AC NFI WV- OFche Node oF thC MOOn, L Revol. 05. 27 deg.
  43. erue Lorets et stronom. Was conmumeale
  44. FrOM NIT. Nemton, EO DF. Crezory Astron. Protel
  45. Tor at Oxford, and by tum Publimed in his Astron.
  46. Elem. Philos. and Ceomet. P. 336. From Wrtience
  47. a5 it vas lacely Transtared inco Englisto,
  48. chouph AE eo InTerE it here.
  49. B) chis Theory, whac by aIl AAronomer
  50. avas thouphe most disficule and almost impossible
  51. 2o be donc, the F.XCelIenE NIP. Nemton hath non
  52. efected: viz. to derermine the MoonS Place e
  53. 6 min. 55 seconds.
  54. Accordins eo this Compuration the Fropical
  55. Tear i5 365 DayS, 5FTOurS, 48 Minutes, 57SC
  56. conds. And the Sydereat Tear 15 365DaY5, 6
  57. FTOurS, 9Mlinures, 24 seconds.
  58. These mean Mocions oF che Luminaries are
  59. affected ich rarious Inequaliries: OF wrtrict,
  60. I. There are che Annual Rquations of the a
  61. Foresaid mean Morions oF the Sun and MIOOn,
  62. and ot the Aposee and Node oF the MOOn.
  63. The Annual Equation of the mean Morion
  64. OF che Sun, depends on the Eccentriciry oF rhe
  65. Farcts Orbir round che Sun, wrtich 15 26 72 0t
  66. such ParrS, 25 thac che Parttis mean Distance
  67. ren in her Ouadratures, and alL orher Parrs oF From the Sun Mall be r000: Whence ris called
  68. her Orbir, Besidesthe Sy2y 3y5, (0 accurarely by
  69. Calculation, char che Difference Becwcen chat
  70. and her eue Place in the Flcavens, Mallscarce
  71. be tro Mlinutes, aud is usvally (o (mall, rMat iV
  72. may ell enough be reckon d only 25 a Defect
  73. and commuuiscared eo him.
  74. the Lquarion of the Centre; and is when grearest
  75. + deg. 56min. 20 seconds.
  76. The grearest Annual Equarion of the Moons
  77. mean Morion, i5 1F deg. 49 seconds; Ot her A-
  78. Posce, 20 min. and ot her Node 9 minures 30
  79. leconds.
  80. And chese Four Annual Equarions are alWv2)S
  81. fore wrtien any of them is ac che greatest, che
  82. Ocher chree will also be grearest; and wten any
  83. the WVest Osthe Meridian OF Paris 2 der. 19 min. one lessens, the ocher chrec will also bc dimini-
  84. hrec deprees distance Prom che crue Pole ot ihe
  85. OFche Mecusun Caslea aes Wuse Larrt
  86. round the sun in Consequentia: So lltat The N3
  87. cural Day in cul nbon moutet de au cue sy
  88. nodical Momh; Wheretore enete che sun will
  89. appear to rile but 12 times, bur the AX d STaES
  90. 15. Atunore exactls, in L9 Learsthe sun wil
  91. rise 235 times; and the fix d STarS 254. Anc
  92. he rituie sun ill alvass de antere alt Woiole
  93. Sien crarder chan he vas cheDar atorc.
  94. The Lunar Natural Dar vould appear il
  95. near cscalls divided inco Lighe and Dartnels
  96. because che Axis oE che Moons Rerolurion, is
  97. nearty al Lishe Angles wich che Plane oF her
  98. Orbic Lollndche Sun; (o chac Me enjoys a Per.
  99. perual Cesuinox: and chere can be no Twilight
  100. becaule cls Planet hath no Armosphere. In onc
  101. tralE oF the Moons Surtace (excepe just near the space, Which is 16 min. 0 sec. there will remain
  102. Edse ot che other Fremilphere) ihe Parch can-
  103. noc be scen by our Spectator; Wrhereas in rHes.
  104. cher halF it will be alass runte, ac ICCtH HIXO
  105. in che Fearens likre a Star.
  106. TONS Theory of the MOOM.
  107. This Theory hath Beenlone expected BY all che
  108. in che Obserration. And chis MIT. Nemton ex
  109. perienced by comparins ic with very many Pla
  110. ces oF the Moc, WICtrU DY MI. Lampeca murually proporrional one eo anocher: WVhere
  111. The Royat Observatory at Grcenmich, I5 E0
  112. OFVrainbu B T2 de5. SF min. 30 Seconds. Ld Med in eL LaIHC RatIO.
  113. OF Cedanum 18 deg. A8 minures.
  114. lhe mean Motions oF the Sun and NOOn, 2C
  115. connred H e Vernal Rquinox at che Meridi- nual L.quations will DC aO SVen; and there-
  116. an oF Crcenwich, I make ro be as Followeth.
  117. The las Day OE December 1680, AE DTOON (FhC AnnIaL F GIALIOH OF The Suns Centre BCFa
  118. (Old Stile) che mean Morion oF the Sun was ken trom thence, ot any Time, and be called
  119. Sien 20 de5. 34 min. 46 seconds. OEthe Suns
  120. APOeCum, WaS 3 5. 7 deg. 23 min. 30 sec.
  121. LAIL LLIIUaL L. GULALION OL CHC SMMIS, CCMICC
  122. P, and let I P =-, 9 =, O = R, = P
  123. andD.
  124. D
  125. 2 F; ther
  126. Morior
  127. beino giren, rhe chree orher correspondine An
  128. Fore a Fable OF that WiII Cerre FOF aII. FOr il
  129. Lhe mean Morion oC che Moon ac chac rime, Mall che Annunt Equacion ot the Mooris riear

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