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

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  1. For Instance, in Fiz. 2. in chetime Wherein a ) Ending che Tangene, which generally determines
  2. Project vouid more from G rOL, it descends
  3. ErOM L EOX: And BV The Third Proposition, haS
  4. acquired a Velocier, wrhich in thar time vould
  5. have cartied ic by an unequal Norion FrOm L. EO
  6. Q Orevice the DescentLX: And draving che
  7. Line GZ, I Cay che Velocies in che Poinc X,
  8. compounded ot che Velocities CL, and V. L,
  9. the Angle bectex chan its Sine, Lthoughie my sels
  10. obligcdro Print it For ihe use oF all Such a5 desire
  11. co be informed in che Machemasieul Paut, ot chc
  12. AEE OF CunnCeY.
  13. No chese Rules ivere rigidy erue, vere ic
  14. noc, as l Caid before, For che Oppotition oE ihe
  15. Medium, Whereby noc onty che direct imprest
  16. under ihe Ansle CPZ, is toche Velociry im- Mocion is concinually rerarded, Dur likemise the
  17. prest in che Point C a5 Z isto G L 0 This increase OF the VelocirY OE the FalI, (O LHaE EhC
  18. Follots from the Sécond Axiome; and by che Spaces described thereby, are not exactiY 25 che
  19. 2och and 2Ts Prop. lib. Y. Con. Mydorsii, I O) Squares ot therimes: Buc what chis Opposicion
  20. parallel and egua tro C Z, Mall couch che Para- otthe Air is, against sereral Velociries, Bulks.
  21. bola in the Point X. 50 That the Velociries in
  22. che fererat Points, as are the Lenoths oF che
  23. langenes co the Parabola in those Points, inter-
  24. and WVeiohis, is noc so casie ro determine.
  25. Cio
  26. cerrain chac ihe Wejohi oC Air, cochac OF N2
  27. ter, I5 nearty 25 + 20 800, Whence che Weietic
  28. cepred becmeen any cvo Diamerers: And these Thereot, to thac of anr Project is siven; tis ve
  29. again are 25 the Secants ofF the Angles, wrhich
  30. chose Pansens concinued, make with the Llori-
  31. Zontet Line CB.
  32. From Wvhar is heré laid donn, mazthe com-
  33. pararire force oF a Shor in any evo Points OEthe
  34. Curre, be cirher Ccoierrically or Arichmerical-
  35. lx discovered.
  36. ac
  37. B.
  38. rr sitelr, char co che lame Velocier and Magni
  39. cude buc oE differere Macrer, ihie Opposition
  40. Mould be reciprocally a5 the Weishes oF ihc
  41. Shoc; a5 litewise char to Shor oF the same Ve
  42. locir and Macrer, bur oF disterent Sires, id
  43. Bould beasche Diameters reciprocally: Whence
  44. Rion relatins lo floscclo, oea os ie es et
  45. them mas noc casils besolved; and cho ic be
  46. true char most of them are ro be mex wichal, I
  47. Calileus, Torricilius, and ochers, Wvtro have ta-
  48. Hen ehem from those Authors; vec their BOOIES
  49. beins Foreion, and noc casie ro come bY, and
  50. Velocier, buc ot ditterent Diamerers, and Mace.
  51. rials, Mould be as cheir Specitick Cravities into
  52. Opposition, ro disserine Velocities oF che Came
  53. Shior, bc a5 chic Squares oF those Velociries, or
  54. 25 the Velocities themselres, or orhervile, 15
  55. vet a harder Ouestion. Llovereritbe, tiscer
  56. cain, chac in larse Shor oF Meccal, Whole Weistu
  57. mans chouland rimes surpasses char ot che AIT.
  58. and vhose Force is very great, in proporrion r
  59. the Surtace Wheremich ther prels chercon; chis
  60. ie noc amiss ro sire the Wrhole Doctrine here in
  61. oin, as mighe be sufficient co evince cheir
  62. generally rhe Opposicion ro Shor wich chelame
  63. cheir Diamerers reciprocallr; but prherher che
  64. cheir Demonstrations lons and disficule, lThoughe
  65. Enslis, wich such Morc Analyrical ProoFot my
  66. Cxu.
  67. Oppoticion is scarce discernable: For by sereral
  68. Experimenes made ich al care and circumspe-
  69. ction wich a Morrar- piece extraordinary wel
  70. sXC CO chie Parth on purpose, wtich carried a (0.
  71. lid Brals Shor OF 4: Inches Diameter, and ot
  72. about La Pounds Weighe, che Ranges above and
  73. belor 45 Desrees vere found neariy equal; il
  74. chere vere any difference, che ider Ranges Wvene
  75. Father che Furchest, but chole Ditterences avere
  76. ulually less chan che Errors commicted in ordina-
  77. ry practice, br che unequal Goodnels and Dri-
  78. ness oF che Came sort oF Poder, by che VIntir
  79. nets ot che Shor roche Bore, and hy che 100le
  80. nels oF che Carriase.
  81. In a smaller Brass Shor oF about an Trich, and
  82. aIF Diameter, Cast BY 2 Cro(S- BoW Wwhich ran
  83. Sed ir, ac most abour 400 Foor, the Force beine
  84. uch more equal chan in che Morrar- peice, this
  85. Ditterence vere Found more curiousr, and con-
  86. Out Wvene che upper.
  87. From Which Prials L conclude, Thec alcho in
  88. sinall and liehe Strir, the Opposition oF the AIt
  89. Sushe and must be accounred Fot; ver in Shoor
  90. ins ot sreat and weisher Bombs, chere necd be
  91. Rules may b3 pur in practice ro all Intenes anct
  92. C.
  93. FrOm heHCC iE POIIONS, That the ForceO)
  94. Sbot 25 al2da auso at U, or ibe Vertes
  95. ihe Farabola, and that at equat Distance
  96. theresrom, as at and Z, C and B, it.
  97. tiord is alivays equal; and tbat ibe least
  98. Force in Un 2 ea that in C and. B, as RadB
  99. as 1othe Secant osthe Anole of levation
  100. Lnele Fropotons considered, chere is no que
  101. The Tench Propolition contains a Problem
  102. untouch d B) Lorricellius, wtrich is oF the grea-
  103. relt ule in bunters; and for che lale oE whict,
  104. his Discourle Was Pielpalls incended: Ic was) Mancly, and most eridentiy, che under Ranse
  105. Airst Solred bY Mr. Anderson, in his B0ok ot The
  106. Genuinese and lffects of the Cun, Princed in
  107. the Zear 1674; bur his Solurion required (0
  108. mue Calculation, char ic pur me upon scarct,
  109. Whecher ir mishnorbe done moresealilrd And
  110. cherclpon in che Pear 1678, I tound, our che verr licele or no Allorvance made; and (o rhese
  111. Ree lno publim; and from ic the Greomerri
  112. al Construction: Since which rime chere has aPurpoles, as it rhis Impedimeur ivere ablolurels
  113. al Frearise ot chis Subject, Enciculed, P’Art removed.
  114. de jetter les Bombes, been publishedin France by
  115. Monsieux Blondel, Wherein he siresche Solurions
  116. oF chis Problem by Messieurs Bout, Romer, and
  117. De la Ftire; bue none of them beins che lame
  118. with. mine, or in my Opinion more casic, and course, viz.
  119. Numb. 261. Lhe lame LXCeIenE GEOEFTICIAM
  120. purtues chis Macier Further in che Followine
  121. Then atcer chis in Philosophicat Transactions,
  122. mott oe chemmore Operole; and bebdeo mine

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