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

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  1. Suns Declination, tis Place in ihe Ecliprick, chej Orhervisero mace a Dyalfrom a FTole in any
  2. Tcalian or Babilonist FTours, _c. are Mown, in Pane OF Class in the Window, and ro graduare
  3. Such Drals as hare Furniture.
  4. the FTOur-Lines on the Ccilins, FIOOr, C9C. Thar
  5. Tic in easie thine and Comerimes of 900d) FTole is suppoled to be the Centre of ihe LTori-
  6. ule, to makre Dyals irhrich Mall Mew the LTour zoncal Dyal, and beins erue placed, the stile
  7. oF the Dar by an LTole Or
  8. NODOS. One Method oF which, MII. Collins
  9. arihie end ot his dector on a Quadran, sires 2
  10. Colloirs.
  11. thereot, it supposed concinued, will run into rhe
  12. Poine in ché Meridian oF the Ciclins betore
  13. Tound, Wvhere a Thread is eo be Axed; then let
  14. one extend a Thread Fastned in the Cenere of the
  15. FTorizoncal Dyal, Parallel to itie Horiron over
  16. Fipst. Deaw an Florizontat Dyal For che each respectire FTour-Line, and holding ic Rea-
  17. Eacitude proposed: Then by che help ol che dr, let anocher extend che Thread Fastned in che
  18. Suris Arimucti (ehich may be found by a Oua- Meridian in che Cicling, along by cheptidzes oF
  19. dFanE) Or by tenoine che LTOur OF the Day bY che FTorizontal Threac, wrhich will And dirers
  20. thac Florizoncal Dyal, dra a true Meridian Poines on rhe Ground, thro which, it FTour-
  21. From thC FTole Or Nodus propoled, borh abore in Lines be dramn, che Sun Minins thro the LIole in
  22. chic Cieling. and belon on the W allS and FlOOFOF the Pane oE OlaIS, wwill Me the Fime oF the
  23. the ROOm; (0 that it a RighE LinC VeTC eXTeN- DaY.
  24. ded from the faid Fole OF Nodus 10 any Point in For the Poines chat ill De thusfound on the
  25. any oF those Lines, it ould be in the Meridian Beam or Transome, ihe Thrcad sixed in the
  26. Circle of ehie WVorid.
  27. NCKE Ex thesend oF a Fhread in che Centre
  28. ot the Lore or Nodus, atid move the orter enc
  29. thereot ux or donn in che laid Meridian draton
  30. On the Cielirio or WVall, uneil by applrins che
  31. side oF a Ouadeant to thac Fhread, ii is Founc
  32. ro be elerated equaltorhe Latitude of the Place,
  33. then thac Thread is directlr sicuated parallel r0
  34. the RXis oF the WVorId, and the Point Wrhere che
  35. end of thac Thread toucheth che Meridian cither
  36. on the Ceilins Or WV aII, is chat Point inthe direct
  37. Axis Toushe for; Wherein fx one end oF the
  38. Thread, Whieh Phread Will BCoF prelent Ose in
  39. projectins ihe Hour Poitis in any place propo.
  40. sed.
  41. Then placethe Centre ofche FTorironcal Dyal,
  42. in che Centre OF che Fsole OF Nodus, and sirvare it
  43. exactir parallel to ihe FTorizon, and iis Meridi-
  44. an in the Meridian oF tie WVorld, (which may
  45. casily be done, it at ehe Instane rou bnour che
  46. erue FTOUF OF the DaY) chen tate che Thread
  47. vohose erid is fix d in a Poine in che direet AXC,
  48. and move ic co and Fro, uneil the Thread doch
  49. interpese betreen rour tire, and the FIOur-L ine
  50. on the LTorizontal Dyal, and Keepino vour Lre
  51. in chat Position, make a Poine, or Maxk Where
  52. ron please, (0 charthe Thread mas incerpose be-
  53. ercen thac Poine and rout Fire: Wrtrich P’oint (0
  54. Found, will Mew the erue time of the DaY ac
  55. Cielins, or instead of ic a piece oF Tape there
  56. sixed must be mored (o up and down, thac the
  57. Spoc ot the Sun mas Minc uxon ic; and beins
  58. extended ro the Tranlome or Beam, graduated
  59. wichthe HlourLines, ic there Mews che Time of
  60. theDay.
  61. Noce, That vill De conveniene eo tave char
  62. Pane oF OlaIs darkend, chro Which thac
  63. Spot is tO Mine.
  64. In likre manner maz a Dyal be made from a
  65. Nail head, a IEnor in a Strins tied any where
  66. acrols, or from any Pin driren into the Bat oF the
  67. Window, and che FTOur-Lines graduaced upon
  68. the Transome or Board underneath.
  69. Fomake a ReRected Dyal on the Ceilins oF
  70. the Room, is onls the contrarr oF this, by sup-
  71. Posins the HTorizoncal Dyal, Wwith its Stile, t0 bC
  72. Furned donrvards, and run into che erue Meri-
  73. dian on the Cround, where che Thread is to bC
  74. Axed, and co be extended alono che Former
  75. Florizontal Thread (held over the respectire
  76. FTours) uxvard, 10 tind divers Poines in rhe
  77. Cictino.
  78. NOLIme tancere, IS 2 FOTE OF C anter in the
  79. Face, especially abore che Chin; there arises 2
  80. Tumor or VIcer about the Mouch and Nose, litce
  81. an exulcerated Canker, Wrhich grOWS AOWIy at
  82. the beginmine, like a licile Pimple; ic remains
  83. chac PTour, all. the. Tear lons, the Sun inins a Wtole Tear, ochervise is less troublelome than
  84. chereon, (0 vill che Poine and the laid Thread
  85. serre to ster che Hous, inttead ol a FOur
  86. Linc.
  87. In liKC manHeT, FhC LHFCAA AHXCa M che AXIS
  88. marbe again moved to and Fro, uncilthe Thread
  89. doch interpose between the tire and any othet
  90. Llour Line delired on ehe FTorizontal DY al, and
  91. a Canicer, wrhich onars and eats more in one
  92. Day, Ehan a Noli me tancere, doch in a Month.
  93. NOMBRTL (OF NTaVel) Point in an EscutcheOn.
  94. Sec the WVord Escureheon.
  95. NOMA, are deex and purrid VIcers in che
  96. Mouct. Blanchard.
  97. NOME, in alsebra, is any Ouancier Wwich 2
  98. chen (as. before) malce anocher Point or Mark in Sion presixed ro ic, and b which eis uliall
  99. any place at pleasure, by projectins a Point from connected ich some orher Ouantier, and then
  100. the lire, So Thac che Thread interpose betwveen the evhole is called a Binomial, a Frinomial, ec.
  101. thac Point to be made, and che Lye, (0 Will That
  102. Point (0 Found Meir the erue, time oF che Day
  103. For che Pame Lour that the LTour-Line did on chie
  104. Horizencal, Dyal, rohich Was Madori d by ehie
  105. Thread.
  106. Thusrou may proceed, (by the help oF thac
  107. Phread and etre several LTour-Lines on the Hlori
  108. ZOntal DYaI) E0 find the orher TTOur-POInES,
  109. ThuS a LI b is called a Binomial, Wtose Names
  110. are a anidB; and a IF b - c is a Frinomial,
  111. Wose FToines arc a b, and c, ec.
  112. NONTABIETEY, in Law is an ExCeption ta-
  113. ken against chie Plaintis or Detendant, upon iome
  114. cause votis hie cannoc commence suit in Law, a5
  115. Premunire, Outlaorus, Profest in Relixion, Fxcom
  116. municate, or a Stranger born, wrtrieh last holas
  117. pohich must have The Partie PTumBErS Pec EO them ontr in Actions reat and mix d, and noc in PeriO.
  118. che Hlous. Lines on chet Losicomal Dyalhare. Nali et cepe Hic be a Deangee and an Enerr

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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/806933011:0564?run=74