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

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  1. REFRACTION astronomical, is chac wtrich che) Firs includes theVena Porrae, and 2II Parts to wrhicta
  2. Armolphere produceth, Wherebs a Star appearS
  3. more elerated abore che Forizon chan really
  4. IF 15.
  5. REFRACTION FTorizontal, is Chac wohich cau
  6. Peth che Sun or Moon ro appear on the edge of the
  7. Forizon, When cher are as vet somentat belo
  8. T.
  9. RFFRACTION From the Perpendicular, is Wohen
  10. a Ray Fallins, inclined from a chicker Medium into
  11. a chinner, 25 trom Glals into Air, in breatins, de-
  12. Parrs Farchextrom chac Perpendicular.
  13. REFRACTION to ihe Perpendicular, iS Wten 2
  14. Kay falling inclined from a rhinner or more diapta-
  15. nous Medium, uxon a chicker or lels cransparent, 26
  16. trom Air upon Wacer, in breakting, comes nearer che
  17. Perpendicular, drawntrom the Point ot Incidence
  18. aerighe Anoles, on the Surtace of che Water wrhere.
  19. in the Refraction is made.
  20. REERANOIBL E, is crhacerer is capable oF BC
  21. ins Refracted.
  22. RFERIOERATORY, is thac Parr OF an Alem
  23. Biek ox Distillino Vessel eotrich is placed about che
  24. Fread oFche Scill, and Ailled wrich Wacer ro cool che
  25. Flead oF the Alembick, thac the Spirituous Va-
  26. pours mar che looner aud che more casils condenle
  27. InEO DrOPS. Cold Wacer mult continually bc pur
  28. into the Retriseratory, as the Vessel grons hor. Hos
  29. Apothecaries, Dictillers, (90, char have Occation
  30. For drawins of large quantiries ot Spiries, de nou
  31. 2- dars ule the Vesiea Or C opper Body mith irs MoorS
  32. Fread oF che, Came Mecal; and wichour any Retri
  33. serarions abour thetlead oFtheStill: Buc rhen chere
  34. is belo, a lons Worm or Serpentine in 2 Tub oF
  35. WVacer, Wrhere the Spirituous VapOurSare very ca
  36. sily condensed into a Liquor. And chis may 25
  37. Well be called a Retriseratorr asthe Former.
  38. RELOTATIO Feodi, 2 term in Ciril. L aW (18
  39. nifyins ehe Loss oF a Fendal Tenure by Forteiture;
  40. wrhich is ot cvokinds, cicher by noc pertormine
  41. che Serrice required, or by comminins some vil-
  42. lanous Act against the Lord Or Soreraien.
  43. REGALTA, the RoyaL RiohES OF a RLinG, reckO-
  44. Hed by che Civilians t0 bC SiZ. P. POrVeE OF Ju
  45. dicature. 2. Forver oF Lite and Death. 3. PoW-
  46. ex oF War and Peace. 4. Macertels 600d5. 5. A(-
  47. Tesmens. 6. Mincins OE MOneY. AIIO, ThC
  48. Crown, Sceprer wich ihe Crols, Scepter wich the
  49. DOvc, Sc. LdvardSScatt, Four sereral Srords, the
  50. Globe, che Orb wichthe Cross, and other suchlibe
  51. chinos uled ac che Coronarion oF our KLinGS, are
  52. called Recalia.
  53. RFGARDAHT, ihe Feralds FerM FOT a LYOn
  54. or such kind of Beas ot Prer born in a Posture ot
  55. lootins back bchind him.
  56. RFGFL, OF Risel, a AXCd STaF OF the ArA HI28-
  57. nicude in Orions letr FOor; iEs Longirude 1572
  58. deg. c9min. Lacicude 30 10.
  59. REGIMENT, is a Body oE TrOOpS OL HTOrsC O
  60. Companies ot Foor Commanded by a Colonel;
  61. buc the Pumberis as underermin d a5 chac of chc
  62. Men in 2 Tr0OP Or a Company. There are legi-
  63. ments oF Hlorle char are noc abore 300 Nen; and
  64. chere are lome in Germany oF 2000; and che RC-
  65. Simene oF Picardy in France consitts OF 6000
  66. Aen.
  67. REOTO assensum I5 a Wric Wherebr che Kins
  68. sires tis Royal Apen 10 che Esection dE a Bi
  69. its Branches reach. 2. The Sccond begins at ehe
  70. ROOES OF the Vena Cavae, and ends in che Cnal
  71. Veins betore cher become Capillarr. The Thirc
  72. cher makie ro contain the Muscles, Bones and BuIK
  73. OE the Bodr: Buc chis is nor much receired. The
  74. abdomen is ulualls distinsuished also inco Z RegiOnS,
  75. the ppermost, Midale, and Lover.
  76. REGION, is also catien For our Hemisphere, Ox
  77. che space richin che tour Cardinal Poinrs OE che
  78. Flcarens, Or OF the RIT, (3C.
  79. In Geosraphy, IE BenISCS L lArSC EXLCNE OF
  80. Land inhrabiced by manr People ot che Pame NVa-
  81. tion, aed Enclosed ichin cerrain Limirs OF
  82. Bounds.
  83. RECION Elementary, accordins to che Aristo-
  84. telians, is a Sphere cerminated by the Concariry oF
  85. che Moons Orb, comprehendins che Farrlis AC
  86. molphere.
  87. RECIOH Arherial, in Cosmoeraphy, is che
  88. rast Excent of the Cniverse; Whereinare compri
  89. zed all the Flearens and Celestial Bodies.
  90. REGIONS OF che Ais, are distinguisted intorp.
  91. per, Midale, and L orver.
  92. REOTSTERS, in a Chrmical Furnace, are
  93. IToles purposelr letr in the Sides of the Furnace
  94. vich Aopples io chem, to let in or keep out the
  95. Air, accordins a5 the Fire is required eo be greatex
  96. OF lelS.
  97. REGTOS Morbus. Sec FeterUS.
  98. REGRATOK, signities him chac Buys and SellS
  99. any WVares or Victuals in che lame Market or l’air,
  100. or richin sire Miles chereot. In che Civit Lan,
  101. Tuctr an one is called Dardanarius.
  102. REGDLAR Body, is a Solid wtose Surtace is
  103. compoled ot Recular and F. qual Fisures; and
  104. whose Solid Angles arc alI equal. Such as che,
  105. 2. Ferrahedon, wrtich is a Pyramid, compreher-
  106. ded under Four Equal and Equilateral Frian-
  107. Sles.
  108. 2. Fexahedron, or Cube, whose Surtace is com-
  109. Posed ot six equal Squares.
  110. 3. Octahedron, wrtich is bounded by eishe Fqual
  111. and Equilareral Priansles.
  112. 4. Dodecahedron, Wtrieh is contained under x2
  113. Equal and Equilateral Pentagons.
  114. 5. Fcosibedron, consisting of 20 F. qual and Equi-
  115. lateral Friansles.
  116. Thac chere can be nO more Regular Bodies BC-
  117. sides chele, mar bethus proved.
  118. F. OE Equilateral Friangles, there must be three
  119. ax least ro matre a Solid Anele; and three oF rhem
  120. joined togecher will make the Petrahedron; FOP
  121. thole chree Friangles meerins in a Point, do Form
  122. a Friangular Bale Cimilar and. equal ro the Sides;
  123. a5 appears by che bare Compolition of etre Figure.
  124. Four such Frianoles joined rogerher in 2 Point
  125. make the Ansle oF rhe Octahedron.
  126. By joinins sire Tuch Friangles togerher, the AN.
  127. sle oE the Icosihedron is Formed.
  128. Buc six Such Priangles joined in a POInE, CanHOE
  129. makce a Solid Angle; Decause ther make Four righe
  130. Ones; (For crery Ansle ot an Lguilareral Triangle
  131. Is E OF LVO, OF Z OF one rishr Anele; cirter OF
  132. ral Regions or Parrs, wtichiher Specitr ilo Pub- etich Fractions multiplied by Siz. sires tour righie
  133. licke and Private. The Publick arc Threc. ZHC) Anoles) whercas ever dolid Auese is made us ot
  134. (OUF
  135. AOP.
  136. REOTONT: Fernelius wich fome Anaromilts, di-
  137. Ringui che Cavities oF an Animal Body inco seve-

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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/806933011:0705?run=74