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

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  1. Somerimes it hath che same sense with Rudi-
  2. ments or Elemenes; a5 Wrhien We Cay, che Prin-
  3. ciples oF Geometry, Astronomy, Algebra: we mean
  4. the Doctrine or Rules oF those Sciences.
  5. And in Chrmister particularir, ris taken For
  6. hest Constitment and Componene Parricles of al
  7. Bodies, oux ot wtich ther are made, and into
  8. Wwhich cher are by Fire, a5 cher Cay, resolvable
  9. again. Thus Salt, Sulphur, and Mercury are the
  10. three Famous Chymical Principles, Which ches
  11. Cal PTypostatical; and che Chymilts did former
  12. ly pretend, that chey could by cheir Ar resolve
  13. alt Nacural Bodies into these; and thar thele
  14. Principles could be dravn simple, Pure, and
  15. Oncompounded trom MetalS, (9C. Bur since chis
  16. Arc hach been more commonly Audied and con-
  17. sequentr much becter knovn, it is found to be
  18. a Faltier a5 Mr. Boyle excellener Mes in his
  19. Sceptical Chrmist; and Lemery hines in mans
  20. Places ot his 800d Course os Chymistry.
  21. The Modern Chymilts agrec chac there are
  22. sire kinds, or difterent Sorrs oF Bodies, wrhict
  23. may by Fire be drann from mans Mix d Natu-
  24. eal Bodies, aud cheretore which may in a larse
  25. sense De called Principles; 25 Farth, Salt, Spirit.
  26. Phleem and Oit, tho chese can hever be dravn
  27. perfectly Pure and Ommix d; nor hare re ans
  28. realonro belicrether are the Consticuent Princi
  29. ples oF che Bodies cher are dramn trom; and
  30. out of mans Bodies hardr ever a one ot them
  31. ean be drawn; and cheretore cher are noc rrusy
  32. and property che Flements or Consticuene Princi
  33. ples oF Natural Bodies, nor indeed do we tnon
  34. any Cuch.
  35. OFchese the spirit, Oyt and Sali, are callec
  36. che Active Principles; and the Water and the
  37. Farth, The Passive OnCS.
  38. MIP. Boyle Cherech by mans Experimenes in his
  39. Scepticat Chymist, inthe Discourse about the Pro-
  40. ducibleness os Chymical Principles, in his Chymi-
  41. cal Paradox ac the end oFhis Noctiluca, and in ma-
  42. ny other places chac chese Chrmical Principles
  43. are Producible and Destructible, and chat thes
  44. are manifestly Transmurable into one anocher.
  45. For by distilline whar che Chymists calI ENen
  46. rial OyloF Anisceds 36 times over, and some orter
  47. Oyls ot Vesetable abore 50 rimes, he tound châi
  48. there vould be Produced abore halt the Arst
  49. Weighe oF che Oyl in the form oF a Black PircH
  50. That an acid and a volatile Spirit and Sale Were
  51. co be sained in a considerable quantier; and up.
  52. on the whole ic appeared chac chese Resulrine
  53. Bodies of Cuch veri different Forms vere pro-
  54. duced by the action of che Fire transmurine
  55. Pare OF the very Substance oF the Oyl into
  56. Them.
  57. Thac in seneral max be called a Principle
  58. evtrich is che trst cause of any Lhings Lixistence
  59. Or Production, Or of ies becomins Rnonn 1O
  60. the Four Elemens, Farth, Water, Air, anc
  61. Fire
  62. The Fpicurean Principles, are Magnicude, FI
  63. Fure, and Weiohe
  64. Can acconne 1OT IS LTCaHO) Thac che Mecta
  65. nical Principles, Matcer, Mocion, ala cceli al
  66. Wacuce.
  67. The Carrestan Principles are thele chree FOI
  68. lorvins; First, A most Subele Matter ver
  69. Tvitelr agicared, Auid, and Keepins FO nO Cer
  70. eain Figure buc which luirs ic sele co the Figure
  71. OE chose Bodies chac are about ic; The Sccond
  72. are ver) Ia GIOBIIES. LIaL LS, BOCICS CXaCH
  73. round, and rery solid, continually whirting 2
  74. Principles, sill up che Pores oF Bodies, bne alse
  75. constiture che purest Substance oF che Ather and
  76. Feaven. The Third Principle 15 a Maller COH
  77. sistins oF more thick and BranChY ParES, Full O
  78. NoW LIC) SPPOIC Chese THrCC LleMeHES LOBC
  79. thus Produced: The whole Worid being a Ple
  80. num and ihe Parricles, or Acoms oF aII Matter
  81. Solid, a5 (oOn as mOriOn WaS SUPCTMICUCCA HILO
  82. thie Norld, these Atoms beine oF sereral Strapes
  83. and Sires, would bexin ro rub and erind ol 2
  84. ground or curnd round. Globules; and chese
  85. consticuce their Secon Llemene The small
  86. Chips, Marinss, Or Dult, chac comes ot in che
  87. Formins oFchese Globules, is the Macter oF their
  88. First Element; ahd chese must necds be in ere-
  89. ex rapid morion. Bur chose Parricles which are
  90. noc vet turned into Globular Fipures, will be va
  91. rioustr angled, and noc (0 fic For Motion a5
  92. Others; and cheretore wiil constiture a Third Fs
  93. ment very differene trom the others.
  94. PRIORTET, in Lau, signisies an Aniguiis
  95. Ot Tenure, in comparison of anocher noc (0 anci
  96. ent, as to hold by Priorier, is ro hold ot a Lorc
  97. more anciently chan of another.
  98. TLLWOHOL IS Fhat CWITOI Ot Share chat be-
  99. lones co the Ring, out oF Inch MerchandizC, 25
  100. are taken at Sea by way ot Lawotul Prize.
  101. PRISM, is a Colid Firure, contained under
  102. tereral Planes, Whole Bales are Polygons, equal
  103. parallel, and alikre sicuared. AIIO a Friangular
  104. Solid Olass, chro which che Suns Rays being
  105. xransmirred, are retracted into the virid C0.
  106. lours oFche Rain- Bo
  107. Ce urace a lBC enM, 15 Cguat 1 d
  108. Paxallelosram oFthe same heighe, harins For its
  109. Bale a Rishr Linc equal co che Periphery oF char
  110. Prism. The lame may be said oF a Cylinder
  111. Decause it is but a Prism ot Insinire Sides.
  112. Mulcipiyis he Area oF ies Bale by its Perpen-
  113. bout, and wrtich do nor only sike che First
  114. Angles and untir for morion, of which che Farch.
  115. Wacer, Air, and all mixed Bodies do consist
  116. sainte altoet.
  117. By irhich means, some ould come tobe
  118. The Solid CMncent ot a Prism, Lo Touna B)
  119. Ccular AIrimde.
  120. A Phsm is Triple ot a Prramid oF the Came
  121. tis demonstraced.
  122. Base and Fseiehe. Sec Proporrion os Solids, Where
  123. PRISMOID, is a solid Figure, contained un
  124. der sereral Plaries whole Bales are rectangulat
  125. MIF. Boye nas as ee oruos(ot ees
  126. PRTVILEDOE, is by Cicero dehined ro DC LeL
  127. privata homini Errosata. Others Cay ic I5, fus
  128. sinsular Whereby a Prirare Man, Or 2 parcieu-
  129. lar Corporarion, is exempred from the rigor
  130. Ot the Common LaWv. Il ls semetimes ulea in
  131. he Common Law, toL d place chat hach any
  132. special immunier.
  133. PRIVILEDCE, is cither Perlonal or Real:
  134. APersonal Priviledee, is thac wrhich is srantea
  135. Couut de ihe Common Lan. Ao lot Lcalieten
  136. Parallelograms, parellel and alikre REare.
  137. The Mristoreliam or Peripatetieal Principles are
  138. Principles sufticient ro Colre allche Phaenomena ot, co anx Person eicher against or beroud che
  139. a Mtere

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