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

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  1. led Cynosura) and is verr sCat ele exact NorrI
  2. Pole oF the WVorId. The rishe AICCMOn oF chis
  3. Pole Star For chis XCar 1700, I5 cLAOUIS 35 nti
  4. Hateso Scconds ot Time; and AIncreales e Mi
  5. tiulle 16 Scconds every 10 cars: Luretoreha-
  6. vins ac any cime chis Scars Righe Ascention, and
  7. son Suberact the laccertrom thetormer, (addins
  8. 24 Hours oe sm lcention otthe Pole star
  9. MerictaM. LiCM Llans up crro Serings ald Plum-
  10. POLE Scar, is a Scar in che Fait ot l Lir. Monsicude in che Fleavens i Pals, as the Foue
  11. instead ot the Scrines abore mentioned, rou ule
  12. the Sigtus of a g00d Circumterencer, or orher
  13. Surrerins Instrument.
  14. Sonle Lertons hare been miotes apero silla-
  15. Bine, Thar che Leishr or Fleration of che Pole
  16. and allo che Polirion of che Circtes ot the 110A
  17. ToEnd che Pole ol ary Cirele. Sec Sphericte
  18. Geometry.
  19. POLEMTCAL, is 2 Nord uled in Reterence
  20. EO ThaF ParE OF Theology Which relates rO COn
  21. trorersie; Wrhich because oF the WVarS, Tars, anet
  22. Squabbles chac ulualls arise abour Coneroverred
  23. POLICY os assurance, is a Form oF Securi
  24. cs, mentioned in 43 Fli Z. cap. 22 and 54; anc
  25. ratior, to any Person eo Inture che late Return
  26. Fouses against Fire; (0 chat if they are Burnr
  27. donn, they MaIL Be Rebuile ac che proper
  28. CharDC OF che InSUrerS; and tO InSUrE MenS
  29. Lires in Offices wtien cher hare paid preat Sums
  30. Forche same; or lattly, ro Inture to Perlons pay-
  31. ins Comuch Noney ac orce, or becomins constant
  32. Concriburors to che OscC Or SOcieEY OF ANU-
  33. rance, a Remainder ot (o much Moner attexthe
  34. Caid Conrritutor or Subscribers Deach. This
  35. vens in respect oEthose on the Parch, hath much Policr oF ANurance is under che Seal OF the OE
  36. changed and varied: BuE MIr. Cassini is doubr- Ace, and entictes the Perton Benchred by ic, r0
  37. less rixte in his Aserrion, Thac there is no just
  38. ground For anx Tuch Surmile: And chac all che
  39. Difterence Which ve find non in che Lacicudes
  40. Ot Places, (3C. in respect oF the AnciCnE AC-
  41. connes, arises From the Former Obserrarions nor
  42. beins vell made; as indeed ve mar judse ther
  43. cannot harebeen, since ther had no such 500d
  44. Instrumenes eo do ic wrichal, a5 the Modern A.
  45. Aronomers have.
  46. makie sood his Claim accordins to ihe Penor ot
  47. chie Arcicles, or By-Lars osthac Societr ot which
  48. he was a Member.
  49. POLLDX, a fxd Scar in the Twins, oF itte
  50. Sccond Magnieude, Whose Longitude i5 108DC
  51. srees 47 Minures, Lacicude 6 Degrees 38 Mi-
  52. AUtCS.
  53. POLZACOOSTTCIS, aue InAnImenES COn
  54. erived to Multiply Sounds, 25 Mulciplrins. 5l2F
  55. Vec he thinles it very probable, thac chere ses or Polyscopes do Imases oF Objects.
  56. may be some litle Variarion in the FTeigAE ot
  57. che Pole, in one and che same place; bur chis
  58. noc exccedins uvo Minures, and wrhich vill in
  59. Process oF Time quice ranist, alcer tis arrived
  60. eo irs hishest Disterence. Vid. Memoires de Ma-
  61. themat. C de Physique, July 1693.
  62. POLE d a Class (in OptkS) is che chickes
  63. Partof a Convex, but chéchinnesc os a C’oncave
  64. Cilato, and iE cheClass be rruly ground, will bC
  65. tore is called, The Norrh Or errick Pole; the
  66. Ocher Southmard, whrich theretore is called, The
  67. South Oe Antartick olo
  68. proved, Thal n Boshat Bay, under che Pote,
  69. 15 25hoc. d5 deder rhe leguinoctial, when che
  70. Sun is Verrical cothem, or in their Zenich; bC-
  71. cause for all. che 24 Fours or chat Day undexthe
  72. Pole, the Suns Beams are inclined to the FIori-
  73. non ich an Angle oF 23 2 Degrees: WVhereas
  74. rnder the Eguinoctias, cho hebecome Verrical
  75. vet he Crinesno more chan F2 FTourS, and is ab
  76. lent (2 FTours: And belides, For Z FlOurs B Mi-
  77. mures oF That F2 FIours he is abore the FPorizor
  78. ehere, he is nor so much Flerared as under che
  79. ole
  80. siat Colure 23 DCor. 30 Minur. distane OL LIIC
  81. Poles as ehe orta; lb. Chete a ntabu
  82. POLPEDRON, che same wich Polyhes
  83. aron.
  84. POLXCON, a Term in Geomerer, sieritya
  85. ins in che general anr Figure of manr sides and
  86. Anoles; tho no Figure is called by chac Name,
  87. unlels ic have more than tour or hre Sides.
  88. And if all the Sides and Arisles be equal, chem
  89. ris called a Regular PolyGOn.
  90. FOr irs Superticial Content, lee Area.
  91. ete Bear, (a Constellarion of 7 Scars which is cal. Cireles do chro the Poles oE che Equator.
  92. the Rish Ascention ot che Sun Boch in rime) il Poines, is called Polemical Divinity.
  93. Wotren it is less than che Sun s) che Remainder allo in 14 Car. 2. Cap. 23, and siren by a certain
  94. ill De the Time when the Pole scar is in elle Sociers oE Men Formed inco a kind ot Corpo.
  95. mets berween che Pole Scar and vour Cye, and ol che Whole or ans pare ot a Ship; co Inture
  96. rou wilhare a true Moraan Linc, ertich ill
  97. be ot Beat ule ro rectitie a Clock o Narch
  98. And rou May Aind che MCan rers Hicely, il
  99. exactlr in e midase et iIs surtace: This is
  100. Lomerimes calleu, LeVerrex et ise Ca(S.
  101. POLES os ihe Worid, are evo Points in che
  102. AXis OF the Lquarc, Cac 90 PegrCes Distant
  103. From itS Plane, OIIC POLIHE NorrB, Which there.
  104. Whether any People lire direcet undet cl
  105. Pole Or noc, is a uection; DUC MIT. Falley. hach
  106. POLESOFrho Fcliprick are Poines in che Soisti-
  107. LVel) LdBEon La). De. atteleli iil ad Matea
  108. Frians les as ut hach Sides.

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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/806933011:0642?run=74