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

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  1. thereto. Then che Linc C R L’beins divided in-
  2. to equal Pares, ansiverins ro equal Spaces oF Time,
  3. ter the Descents oF che Project be laid donn in Lines
  4. parallet ro CC, proporrioned a5 the Squares oF the
  5. the Times, (1. c.) lec them De araWon HNOMS
  6. t0T, TrOm R LOV, From L FOX, and FrOm L EO B
  7. and deaw che Lines I HI, VD, X Y, BC, P2
  8. rallel t0GF; L Car, the Points T, V, Z, B, are
  9. Points in che Curve described by che Project, and
  10. that that Curve is a Parabola.
  11. Thac che Poines are in the Curve, is eridene by
  12. Axiom 2. Under che NVord Descent of Feavy B0.
  13. dies; and ehe Parrs of the Descent GFI, CD, G Y.
  14. GC== ST, RV, LX, FB, being as theSquares
  15. OF eHe Times, (by Prop. 2. under the WVord DC.
  16. Scent) chat is a5 the Square of the Ordinates FIT.
  17. DV, YZ, BC = OS, GR, GL, GF, chc
  18. Spaces mealured in those Times; and there being
  19. no other Curve bur the Parabola, Whole Parts ot
  20. the Diameter are 25 the Squares oF che Ordinates.
  21. it Follons chat che Curve described by a Project can
  22. be no other chan a Parabola: And Cayins, 25 R V
  23. the Descent in any Time, rO R C Or VD che direct
  24. Morion in the same Time; (0 is V Deo a Thira PFO.
  25. Portional, or the Paramerer ol the Parabola 1o the
  26. Diameter C C, Wrhich is alvars the lame in Pro-
  27. jects cast wich the lame Velocity: And the Velocity
  28. being detined by che Number oF Fcet moved in a
  29. Second oF Time, the Paramerer will be found by di-
  30. vidins che Square OF che Velocity by 16 Feet L Ich,
  31. che Fall ot a Body in che same Time.
  32. PHOTECTION, in Carmister, is purtins any
  33. Circles Or Meridians, and also AZimuths,
  34. becaule che Pote is in che Zenith.
  35. And ro deseribe these Circles, find che Pointe
  36. Macrer to De calcined or fulminated inco the Cruci- 15, 30, 45, 60, (9c. in che Lquinoctial, by seuins
  37. ble Spoonsul br Spoontul. The precended Cactins che LTaIF Tansent of cheir Distance From v; and
  38. Of che Porder oF che Philolophers Stone into a Cru- chen their Centres are found by serring their Co-
  39. cible ot metted Meral, in order (as cher boas secans boch ways trom cheir Poines ol incersection
  40. ther can do) co cransinure ic into 60ld or Silver, lWvith che Equator.
  41. is called also Projection; and the Marter they caA
  42. In, the Pouder os Prosection.
  43. PROTECTIONos the Sphere in Plano, iS a erIIC
  44. ∞, Eo, and W, W, are the Dorchern and Sou-
  45. cherri Propicks, Which are described by serring the
  46. Geometrical Delineation oF che Circles oF the FTaIE Tangenc oF 23 DCS. 30 Min. From Y’eactu
  47. Sphere, or any altigned Parrs oF chem, uxon the war: Then che Tansent ot ies Complement, viz.
  48. Plane of Come one Circle; a5 on the Forizon, Ne-
  49. ridian, F quator, Propick, _c. And this is cither Ste-
  50. reographick, which luppoles the Eye to be but
  51. 90 Degrees distant from, and perpendicular to, che
  52. Plane oF the Projection; Or Orthographick, When
  53. the Fye is ac an Intinite Otance.
  54. By WHaC NaLH BCCH CalghE in our Doctrine oF
  55. Spherical Geometry, (sec that Word) ic will bc very
  56. 66DC9. 30 MIin. each var trom thence on the
  57. Colure produced, sires their Centres. By chis MC-
  58. thod alI Parallels ot Oeclinations may be draWn.
  59. O vou miohehave set the Co-secant et che Pa-
  60. rallet from the Centre oF the Primitive, which
  61. vould have also found the lame Point For the Cen-
  62. ere ot the Parallet, whose Radius is equal ro che
  63. Tansent oF ies Distance trom its Pole, bY Cor. 1.
  64. calie ro project che Sphere on any Plane. For etie and 2. oE Probl. 2. OF Spherick Geometry.
  65. Analemma, sec that WV ord. And here FOlIOWS an
  66. Fixample of the Scereographick Projection ot the
  67. These Parallels in ehis Projection, are allo Mmi-
  68. Sphiere on che Plane oF The Meridian, E. quinoctial, canters, or Parallels os Altitude.
  69. and FTorizon, which gires sood Lighe into che
  70. Knomledse oF Spherical Triansles, che Doctrine d
  71. che sehere, Dralins, ec.
  72. From che Dirision on che Scale ot Fals Tansents,
  73. buc denominated accordins to the signs oF the Z0-
  74. diack, rectionins 30 Deorees r0 each Sig.
  75. On on the Planc os
  76. Ihe S
  77. PEF ZQN E DC che Meridian.
  78. Z. arid s ea Lenbs 25 alo ete Lenab and
  79. Nadir
  80. F. O che F quinoctial and TTorizon.
  81. ZI che equinoctial Colure and Prime et-
  82. ticat Cirele–
  83. 15N, Z 30N, Z 45NV, C9c. are TTour
  84. 2o. i. Iste ctrpirck. Wtien mun be dirideu
  85. dornards by che Force ot Gravity. L et GB DC
  86. the Corizontal Line, and C a Perpendicular
  87. Ariom, under ehe Nord Descent, it vould more
  88. equal Spaces in equal Fimes, ere it nor deRecteo
  89. Lines GS, C RR, GL, G F, Or 25 che Squares o1

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