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

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  1. axainst the ocher etiar hach Fneroached, cherebs j and Air, and (o are propasared every ay in srait
  2. to rectisie cheir Bounds. Pnd chis is a kins ot Zu
  3. sticies, and mas be remored by a Pone, out oF the
  4. Conney cothe Common Bench. By che Civilians
  5. it is called Fudicium finium Recundorum.
  6. kA LIONAL Duanciries. Any Ouancier beine
  7. Propoled, (For Which e mar alvars pur 1.) and
  8. irhich Fuclid (B00k 10.) calls Rational, there may
  9. be Insinite orhers which are Commensurable, OE In.
  10. commensurable ro ic; and char cither simple, Ox in
  11. Pover. Nor, all such as are Commensurable any
  12. how coche siren Ouantier, He calIS Rational Duan
  13. rities, and all ehe orhers Trrational.
  14. RATLINES, (Or 25 the Seamen callthem; Rat
  15. elings) are those Lines which make che Ladder
  16. Sreps, to ser up che Shrouds and Purocks; chere.
  17. Fore cher are called che Rarlines oF the Strrouds.
  18. RAVEIIMI, in Forcilication, is a mait Trian
  19. cular WVork compoled ouly ot ruo Faces, Which
  20. make à Saliane Angle, Wwichour any Flanks. Ic is
  21. generally raised betore the Currains or C ounterscart
  22. and commoniy called a Hals-Moon by che Sol.
  23. diers.
  24. a Ravelin is like the Point oF a Bastion vith
  25. Flanks cuc OH. The reason ot irs beins placed be-
  26. Fore a Curtain, is ro corer che oppolire Flanks ot
  27. the crvo next Bactions. Tis uled al(otO COVer 2
  28. What che Eneincers calI a Ravelin, che Soldiers
  29. Generally calI a TTalf-Moon, Which sce.
  30. RB. Y Common, is a rishe Line drann from cho
  31. Point of che Concourse oF the rvo Oprical Axes
  32. chroueh che Midale oF the righe Linc wrhich pal-
  33. Ceth by che Centre oF the Pupil oFthe Fye.
  34. IEAY Direct, is chac wluch is carried from
  35. Point or che visible Object directY 10 che LYC
  36. elirouph orse and the Caisse Mcarum.
  37. IAX of Incidence, Or Incident Ray, in C atoptrichis
  38. is a righr Line which Falls From lome Poine oF ar
  39. Object upon che Surtace ot che Lookins. Crla (50
  40. Poltimed Meral
  41. LC of Incidence, Or Incident L(1, il Bop
  42. tricks, is the Ray oF Lighe nhich edes in 2 ript
  43. Lines, chroush che Pores ot the Medium.
  44. RAYS Convergent, are those wrhich soing From
  45. dirers Poines of che Object, incline corvards one
  46. and che lame Poine cendins co the Liyc.
  47. RAXS Divergent, are those wtich soins from a
  48. Point oF che visible Object, are disperled, and con-
  49. Bridse or a Care; and tis alvars placed wichour
  50. eheMoat.
  51. ium.
  52. tinualls depart one trom anorher, accordins as chey
  53. are remored trom the bject.
  54. RAXS Parallel, are chole thac kecp an equal
  55. Diltance trom che risible Obieet ro the Fire, Which
  56. is suxpoled ro be infinicels remore trom che Ol-
  57. ject.
  58. RAZANT Line os Desence. Sec Rasant Line of
  59. Defence.
  60. REACH, is che Distance Betveen anY 2 Poinrs
  61. Ot Land, char lie in a righe Line one FrOM AnO-
  62. ThCF.
  63. REALGAL, Or Sendaracha, is red Arsenick.
  64. REAL HTOriZOn. SeC TTOriZOn.
  65. REAR-Guard, is chac parr oF an Army erticti
  66. Follons che main Body, to hinder and stop Deser-
  67. TEFS.
  68. REASON, in Machemaricts, che tame victe
  69. Proportion, ris berter called by che Larine Name
  70. Ratio (Which (ec) eo aroid contoundins ic wich the
  71. common significarion oF che W ord Reason.
  72. RFATTACHIMENT, is a Sccond Attachment
  73. oF him thac as formeriy arracted and ditmissed
  74. che Courr wichour dar, as by. che noc comins ot
  75. he Justices, or some such Calualer. And is said
  76. to bc cither General Or Special. General Re-attach-
  77. ment, is where a Mlan is reartached For his Appea-
  78. rance upon all Wrics ot Alize Wyins 2gainst him:
  79. Special Re-attachment, muSt DCFOF OHC OF MOKCCCr-
  80. tain.
  81. REBOSSES, are in Heralder Tuch CoatS ot
  82. ArS a5 bear an AIlusion eo the sirmame oF the
  83. Perlon, a5 3 ConeysFor Conisby, 3 Cups For Buller
  84. 3 Castles For Castleton: And such Bearinss are very
  85. ancient.
  86. REBOTTEE, in Common. LaW, When a Mtan
  87. ranes Land ro the use os him (elt, and che IAue ot
  88. his Body, to drorher in Fec wich WVarranEY: Ana
  89. che Dorce leaseth out his Lands eo a third FOr
  90. Tears; the Heir oF the Donor impleadetH, che
  91. Tenant alledgins, Thar the Land was in Fail tO
  92. him: The Donec cores in, and by rirtue oF the
  93. Warraney made by cheDonox, repellerh the Feir.
  94. because tho che Lard was Inrailed co him, vet he
  95. is Fleir cothe Warrancor likewise; and chis is cal
  96. led a Reburrer. And if I GTANE EO MY TENANE, 1O
  97. hold sine impetitione vasti, and afcermards Implead
  98. him For Wacte made; he may debar me ot chis
  99. Action, bx Mewins my Grane; and this is al(0 a
  100. Rebutter.
  101. RFCAETION, is a Second DiAtreIS OF OnC FOr
  102. merly distrained for the same Cause, and also du
  103. ring the Plea grounded on rhe Former Distrels:
  104. I
  105. likervise signities a WVric Iing For che Parey thus
  106. Distrained,
  107. AILCFIVER. Sec Recipient.
  108. AliCtLACCLOM Chrli, Was trlt tound out
  109. by Peoquet, A. D. 165F, tis a C aries inco wvhictr
  110. all the Lacteal Veins empey chenlelres; it is oF a
  111. Vesicular Substance, whichis chicker in Men tham
  112. in Beasts, buc che Carier is lareer in Beasts chan
  113. Men: Our oF ic soes rhe Ductus Thoracicus; Wvtrich
  114. (cc.
  115. RECESSION os ihe Equinoxes, is che goin
  116. back ot the Equinoctial Points erery Vear about
  117. 50 Seconds. 1The Reason oF which is, Thac che
  118. Action oF che Luminary on che Concisuous A Axis oF che Liarch, ascer manis Anrual Rerclurions
  119. roune
  120. RATIONAL TorizOn. Sec HTorizon
  121. Line trom a cerrain Poinc ot che visible Objects it
  122. one Medium, uneil ic mect ith a Second MC
  123. RLAY, in Opricks, is a Ti MaBIC1O PaI
  124. FTrom ChC LdC comard che Object, Or Fromthe Ob.
  125. ject rolata che tire, and is called a Visuat Pay. BuI
  126. chere 15 allo a Pyramid ot Rays, which Arike che
  127. Lunica Rerina oF the Fre, ae ale broken or retra
  128. eted in che Chrystaline.
  129. RAY Principal, in Perspectire, is eC perpendi
  130. cular Distance berwveen the Pre and C relticas
  131. Plane, Or Fable, 25 che French call it.
  132. RAY of Restection, is the rihe Line wherebs che
  133. Reftectionis made.
  134. RAX of Refraction, Or Broken Ray, 15 a rishe
  135. line wrhereby the Ray of Incidence changethirs recti
  136. tude, or is broken incraversins che Second Medium.
  137. Whecher ic be chicker or rhinner.
  138. RAYS, Or BeamS oF che Sun, Or Rays of Lisht,
  139. arc eicher accordins ro che Aromical FIrpochesis,
  140. thole rerr minure Particles or Corruscles et Mat.
  141. ter, Which continually istuins out ot the Sun, do
  142. chrust on one anocher all around in Phy fically MOEI
  143. Pines; (and chac ehis is che riete Opinion, many
  144. Fxperimenes do crince, parricularly che Incompa
  145. table MIr. Is. Nemton abour Lighe and ColOurs) Or
  146. else as the C’artesians altere, ther are made by the

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