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

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  1. e
  2. Former Semicirele of the midele Anomaly, and
  3. added in the latrer to the HoonS Place thuS
  4. phrice equated, will produce the Place ot rhe
  5. Doon a tourth eime equated.
  6. The greatest Variation of che Noon (viz. that
  7. erhich happens wvhen ihc Moon is in an Octane
  8. wichche Sun) is neariy, reciprocally as the Cube
  9. of the Distance of che sun fromche Farrh. J. et
  10. Fhac DC taken 37 min. 25 seconds, When the Sun
  11. is in Perisao, and 33 min. 40 seconds, When he
  12. is in Aposaeo: And let the Disterences ot chis
  13. Variation in che Octants Demade reciprocallr a5
  14. the Cubes of the Distances ot the dun trom the
  15. Farth; and (0 let a Table De made of the afore.
  16. Caid Variation ol the Moon in her OctanES (OF ItS
  17. Logarichms) io evers Tench, Sixch, Ox Fisit
  18. Degree oF the mean Anomaly: And FOr thCV:
  19. tiation out of the Octanes, matie, 25 Radius e0
  20. the sine ot che double Distance ot che MOOn
  21. trom che next Sy2y8Y, or Ouadrature: : (0 let
  22. the atore found Variacion in the Octane be 10
  23. the Variation congruous t0 any ocher aspect.
  24. and this added co the Mcons Place betere tound
  25. in che sirst and chird Onadrane (accouneins From
  26. theSun) or subducted trom ic in the second and
  27. courch, wilt sire the Moens Place equored a
  28. Filth rime.
  29. ASaI, ad LCdesuo We Sine oF the sum ot
  30. oF the Distances of the Moon trom thecun, and
  31. ot her Aposce trom the Cuns Aposce (or the
  32. Sinc oE che Excels ot chac Sum abore 360 des.)
  33. : (0 is 2 min. 10 scconds, t0 a sixth Rquarion
  34. os theMoonsPlace, wrhich must be subiracted
  35. it che atorelaid sum or Fxcels De lels chan a SC.
  36. micirele, but added, it it De greater. L. et ic bc
  37. made alto, a5 Radius 10 Ihe dinc oF the MoOn
  38. Distance From the Sun .. (0 2 de3. 20 sCCantsto
  39. a seventh Equation: Wtrich, wrtien the Moons
  40. Fighe is encreatine, add; Duc when decreasins
  41. Tubrract; and che Moons Place ill be equared
  42. a feremch time, and this is her Place in ber pro-
  43. per Orbit.
  44. Nochere, the Fi guation chus preouced by che
  45. mean Mascr 2 deorees 20 Seconds, is nor al-
  46. vars of che lame Magnitude, bur is encrealed
  47. and dimine accordies to the Position ot the
  48. Lunar Aposee. For if che Moons Aposce be
  49. ir Consumcn wich the suns, the atorelaid f.
  50. Nance ot che Moon Lcl the Suli, 1bt AC de.
  51. vench Equation.
  52. OE the MoonSalcendins NOdC, equalca ad L
  53. bore; the Remainder Mall BC the Annual AF-
  54. sumene ot rhe Node, Wrhence is lecond L. qua
  55. rion may be computea allet ise sellomins man-
  56. net in che precedine Figure:
  57. Riehe Line conjoinins the Larth and SuHI. Let
  58. alsoche Linc T AC B, be dramn cothe Place ot
  59. the ACcending Node et the Moon, 25 2bOVC c.
  60. quated; and lec SF A bC the Annual Arsumene
  61. oEche Node. Pake l’A From a Scale, ana let
  62. it De t0 AB :: 25 56FO 3, OF aS FY Z FOF. Lhen
  63. bisseet B A in C, and on C as a Centre, with
  64. the Distance C A, describe a Circle a5 AF B,
  65. and make the Angle BCF, equal eo double chC
  66. Annual Argument of the Node betore found:
  67. 50 Mallche Ansle BIF, beche lecond lquation
  68. OE che Ascendins Node: Which must be added
  69. Wtren the Nodc is passing From rhe Ouadrature
  70. t0 a 5727 8Y wich the Sun, and subducced when
  71. che Dode mores Trom a Sy2y oy coards a OH2-
  72. drature. By Which means the true Place oF che
  73. Node oF the Lunar Orbir will De sained:
  74. Wrhence From Pables made atter che common
  75. ar, the Moons Laricude, and the Reduction os
  76. quation is about 54 seconds greater: But when ber Orbit ro the Fcliptick, may be compured,
  77. the ApSCeSare in opposition, tis abour as much
  78. lets; alet l states Bermeen its greatest Ouan-
  79. suxpolins the Inclination of the MoonS OrbiE 1O
  80. the Feliprick, r0 bc 4 deg. 59 min. 35 seconds.
  81. ricy 3 minures 14 seconds, and its lcast s minure when che Nodes are in Ouadrature wich che
  82. 26 lCouo. Lee chisis wrtien the Lunar Apogce
  83. is in Conpuco es Opposition wich the Suns:
  84. But M ihc Snadratures, the aforclaid Equation
  85. iS EO _L LeHCM d abOuE 50 SecondS, Or One inure,
  86. ertien che Aposces ot che sun and Moon are in
  87. Corsuncton; bur it thes dre in Opposition, For
  88. Waco a custicient number ot Obterrations,
  89. canser derermine whethes ic is to be lessen d Or
  90. incicase. Laa Even aSIO FhC AFSUIENE OF DC-
  91. Sum; and 5 des. 17 min. 20 seconds, when chey
  92. are in che 572Y8Y5.
  93. And Erom che Lonsitude and Laritude chus
  94. Found, and che siren Obliquier ot the Ccliptick
  95. 23 desrees 29 minures, 10 che RigHE AscenSiOn
  96. and Declinarion ot the Moon will be Found.
  97. The Hlorizontal Parallax ol the Noon, wher
  98. Be is in the Sy2YeYs at a mean diltance trom inC
  99. Farth, I mate to be 57 min. 30 seconds, and Her
  100. FTorary Morion 33 min. 32 Seconds, 32 Thirds;
  101. and her apparent Diamerer 3Y min. 30 seconds.
  102. Bur in her Ouadratures ac a mean Diltance From
  103. the Faxth, Lmakie the Hlorizontal Parallax Ol
  104. che Moon to bC 59 min. 40 lcconds, HeF LLOFdI
  105. appateE Diameter 31 min. 3 Seconds. ThC
  106. callax; phey will become more accurate. And l’attasee, haist det Cellle dittane trom che C’en-
  107. uis sas renelts be done, is Pables ave tint
  108. made ro cach Minure oFche Caid Parallax, and to
  109. every sixth or Atch Derrec ot che Argumene ot
  110. thC SXEA EquaLION IOL IHC SIXIII as OL CHICSL
  111. From the Suns Place cate che mean Morion
  112. Pet T, as belore, reptelent the L arth; TS 2
  113. cremem ot the lquation, 2 lutuues 20 leconds
  114. aborc mentioned, Ldare determine nochins cer
  115. Calmus For che lame Kcalon, orL. ulC Wanc ot Ob-
  116. serrarion accurately made
  117. IEche sixch and serench Equarions are aus-
  118. menced or diminied in a reciprocal Ratio oF Morion 32 min. 12 Scconds, 2 chirds, and her
  119. chie Distance ot che Moon trom the Farrt, 1. c.
  120. in a direct Rario oF che MoonS Horizoncal Pa Moon in an Octane 1o che Sun, and ac a mean

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