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

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  1. Distanice Betueen us and che Fix d STarS: BuE neicher in its Chapiter nor Bale. Phe Astrazal
  2. Out most ACCuTaLe AArONOmeF, MIT. Flamsteed
  3. found a very Censible Parallaz of chis Orbis Ma∞
  4. nus, in respect oF che Pole STar; Pothac the Pole
  5. Stac vas nearer ro the Pole in Summer (at the
  6. Solstice) chan in Wincer bY 40 Or 15 II; ana
  7. and Listet belor che Capical, which is tralt2
  8. Diameter hieh, consticucins pare of rhe Strante
  9. or Bods oF chis Pillar.
  10. The Tonick Order, when srst invented had its
  11. chis Was che Result oE abore Seren Zears most Column only cighe Modelshieh; bur che Anci
  12. accurate and continial Obserration. Andtrom enes delignins ro malse ic more beauritul, auo
  13. hence he jusly drans a Demonstration tor che menced che heistic of the Pillars, and added a
  14. innval Morion oF ihe PaerH. Vide Wallis Latin
  15. Norts, Tom. 3
  16. The Semi diameter oF ehis Annal Orbit Ot
  17. the FartB FOund EHC SUH, DF. Grecory MalceS YO
  18. be 500000000000, Or Piley chouland Miltions
  19. ot Fcer; wrhich is (allowins 5280 Leer t0 a
  20. Mile) 94. 696969 Miles Enelist. Whichchere.
  21. Fore mas be takren for the mean Distance of rhe
  22. Parch from che Sun. And the Semi diameter ot
  23. SaturnS Orbit, iS abOUE FO timmes 2S greaL.
  24. AIIEHC ANCIenS and the Astronomers BetOTE
  25. Balc nor used betore; Co chac wich ies Chapirer
  26. and Base ir contains rine Diameters ot irs chick
  27. nels taten belo: The Pedestal is rrvo Diame
  28. cers, and about evo chirds higt; and the Capi:
  29. cal is chiessy composed oF Volutas or Scrolls
  30. evhich render ic diferent From the orhee Orders
  31. The Tonick Pillars are also ulually channelled
  32. Wwich 24 Fsutes.
  33. The Corinthian Order, is the snest and richest
  34. Ot all; The lenorh ot ies Columins wich cheir Ba
  35. the Creat Rexler supposed ehis Orbir 10 bC a ses and Chapiters, is commoniy abeur nine and
  36. perfect Circle, buc he prores ic ro be an LIlipsis:
  37. The remorest end of whose Longer or Prantverle
  38. Diameter is eighe Signs and 8 Degrees distan
  39. tromche sirst Scar in Aries, and harins che dun
  40. in one oF ies FOcal POints.
  41. OKBIT OF any Planet, is the Curre thac it
  42. deseribes in its Rerolurion round its Central B0.
  43. dy: ThustheOrbit OF the Sun (Or OF theP aEFH
  44. in its Annual Course, is the Fcliprick
  45. ORBITER Farernus, is a FIole in che O
  46. Maxillare, Belovo che Orbic, chro wrhich che
  47. Nerres and Vessels which come trom che Tcerti
  48. Pats toche CheeKS.
  49. ORBITER Internus, is a Ftole in che Corona
  50. Bone, Wwirhin che Orbir a lirele abore the OS Pla-
  51. num cheo which passes a Branch OF the Afth pair
  52. OF Nerres Wrhich soesto the Nole
  53. SFDEK is a Term in Milirary Disciplinc
  54. beino the equal Distance OF OnC Rank OF File
  55. From anocher. The utual Order in Files:
  56. FoOr, and in Rantes 6FOOE; che Open Order id
  57. double in cach.
  58. ORDFR in Architecture, is a Rule FOF th
  59. Proporrion to be obserred in che crectins oF Dil.
  60. lars, and for che tom ot cerrain pares apperrain
  61. ins eo chem.
  62. S0 Buildinesare Caid ro be oF sereral Order.
  63. When che Proportion betwveen the thicknels ot
  64. a halE Or Ten Diamerers; and the Capirals are
  65. adornd wich ervo Rows oF Lcares, and eiote
  66. The Composit ox Roman Order, trach the C a
  67. Dital oE ies Pillar composed oF ENO rOWS OF
  68. Leares like the Corinthian, and oF the VolutâsOr
  69. Scrolls oF the Tonick. These Columns are usu-
  70. ally cen Diameters hioh, altogettier like che Co
  71. rinthian in all its Dimensions and NFumbers, ex
  72. cepe che Capiral, Whieh hach onty Four Volutas
  73. cating up the wrhole Space, which is Alled Bortr
  74. by che Volutas and Scems or Stalks in the Corin-
  75. Tethese Five Orders, may be added also.
  76. The Arick, wohich is a small Order oE Pilla
  77. sters oEche Morrek Proporrion, havins a Cornice
  78. raised atter che manner ot an Architrare, FOr its
  79. Encablature. AS aI(O
  80. The Gorhicte Order, wohich is (0 tar trom the
  81. Anciene Proportions and Ornaments, thar its Co-
  82. lumns are cirher t0o Massie in form oF vast Pil-
  83. lars, Or a5 Mender as Poles, havins Capitals
  84. ichour any certain Dimentions, carred wirte
  85. ehe Columns, and cheir heighe, together wich
  86. all chines requisie chereto are dittereme.
  87. Volutas thac suppore the Abacus.
  88. chian.
  89. the Thorny Lcares oE Thistles, Colemoris, Bears
  90. 500t.
  91. ORvIANCL os Paritament, the cante Wicle
  92. There are Five Principal Orders os Archirecture, Acts of Parliament: And Acts ot Partiament are
  93. viz. The Fulcan, Doriek, Toniek, Corinchiar
  94. and the COmpoliE.
  95. in che Partiament. RolIs osten called Ordinances
  96. of Parliament: IF chere be any difference, it is.
  97. that an Ordinance is but Temporarr, and to ve
  98. The Tuscan is che most Simple, and the most alcered by Commons alone; but an Act is a per.
  99. destiture oE Ornaments, (0 chat ir is seldom uled
  100. except in Vaules, in some Rustiek Edisices, vat
  101. Piles oF Buildings, as Amphitheatres, exc.
  102. The Tuscan Pillae vith ies Base and Chapirer
  103. Petual Law, and cannoc be altered bur by IL in8.
  104. Lords, and Commons. Buc Sir Fdm. Cobe al
  105. PerrS, Phac an Ordinance of Parliament is tobc
  106. distinguihed from an ACF, For asmuch as thelat-
  107. Generally hach For irs heiehe seren Diameters oF ter can be onlr made by che Rins and thechree
  108. its thicleness taken belon, and che rop oughe ro fold Consene ot che Fstares, Whereas the former
  109. De diministred one quarter oF its Diamerer: The
  110. Dedettat is very plaim and orily one Modet
  111. trigl.
  112. is ordain d wvith ox by crwo of them.
  113. ORDTNARY, in theCiril LaW, Signikes any
  114. Judse chac tiath Authorir to cakie Cognizance ot
  115. Caules in his on Righe, as he is a Magistrate,
  116. arecers tue, and oustuc c0 hare n0 Ormamremc) Laus, 1o vatiem lor tum chac hach exempE ane
  117. immediate
  118. The Dorick Order, hath its Column ciphe Di- and noc by Deputarion; buc in the Common

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