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

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  1. vere, waicins upon, or Leros ab olet
  2. PtanCtS; a5 che NOOn IIay DC CaHCU IHC Sa-
  3. Satellites oF the Sun. Buc che WVord is chiesy
  4. ere Cr discorercu b calolars, ie nele
  5. uled tor che nem discorered imall Planets, votrch lee feletd.
  6. The Biaes o) s Satee sron t as subet, are as foudns, ston
  7. the Observations of
  8. SATELLITES, by Astronomers, are taken (make cheir Revolurion abour Sacun and Zu-
  9. For itiose Planets wrtio are conrinually, 25 it piter.
  10. BIOOnS OF PLanCES MOMIIS LOINI LWOuL IHC B04Y OL
  11. tellire ot che Farth; and ehe relt or M Llaltets, ) Fuprier, as the Moon doch round our Farch. Pher
  12. Borellus
  13. MP. Flamstead bY Thehiclometer-
  14. Mr. Flamstead bY LCliples ot Satot.
  15. Fromthe Periodical Times
  16. 3. 310+ 6 670114. 168 (24. 968
  17. e
  18. MP. Forontey Dy theMicrometer
  19. First
  20. secbud
  21. 11
  22. d
  23. 24. 23
  24. 24. 903
  25. 5. 578]8. 876 24. 159
  26. Louth
  27. Jhe Periodical Times are: Of the
  28. DaYS. HOuTS. Min.
  29. Semidiameters
  30. OF fugiter.
  31. Vid. Nemrons Princip. Pas. 403.
  32. Mr. Flamstead in Philosoph. Transact. IV. 254.
  33. Cays, That When Fuxiter is in a Ouarrile of che Sun,
  34. ehe Distance oF etie Arst Satellite From his next Limb
  35. wrhen ic falls into his Strado, and is Eclipsed, is
  36. one Semi-diameter ot fupiter; OF the second, Lvo,
  37. Or a whole Diameter nearly; ot thechird, threc; Ot
  38. thetourch, sire of his Semi-diameters, Or Comethins
  39. BCTEF, When the ParallaZ OF the Orb is greatest.
  40. Bur chele Ouanciries diminist gradually as he ap-
  41. proaches the Conjunction or Opposicion oE che Sun
  42. Tomenhat nearty, bur noc exactis in che Proporrion
  43. oF Sines.
  44. SATELLITES OF Saturn. Anno 1684, in che
  45. Month oF March, Hr. Cassini, by che help oF ex-
  46. cellene Object Glasses, ot 70, 90, 100, 136, 155,
  47. and oF 220 Fcet, discorered the tro innermost;
  48. (hac is, e tit and second) Satellites ot sa
  49. rurn.
  50. The First Satellite he obserred to be never distane
  51. And the rime wherein the second Satellire makes
  52. ins Rerolurion, is co che rime wherein che srst
  53. maties i1s, 15224 720 17.
  54. The Thira is distane trom Saturn, 8 oF his Semi-
  55. diameters, and revolves round him in almost 4 3
  56. Da55.
  57. PhC Fourch, Or Fugenian Satellite, as eis callec
  58. because dilcorered tirst by Hr. Husens, rerolves
  59. round Saturn, in about 16 DaYS, and is distane
  60. trom his Cenere abour 18 Semi- diameters oF 5a-
  61. turn.
  62. The FisthSatellire oF Saturn, is distane From his
  63. Cenere 54 Semi-diamerers oF Saturn; and rerolres
  64. round him in 79? DayS. The grearest distance
  65. berween ehis sarellire, and the precedent, made
  66. Mr. Fusens suspect there may be a Sixth berween
  67. chese cuo; or else thacthis Fitth may hare orter
  68. from Saturns Rins, abore : OF che apparene lensch Satellites movins round him.
  69. oF the same Rine: And ic Was Found eo matre one
  70. Rerolurion abouc Saturn, in 1 DaY, 2FFTOurS, and
  71. r9 Minutes; matcins cmo Conjunctions wich Sa-
  72. eorn, in le(S Than EO DayS; One in chC UPPeE PaFE
  73. OFtis Orb, and che ocher in ihe lorver parF. IE iS
  74. distane from che Cenere oF Saturn 4 3 OF SaturnS
  75. Semi- diaeters.
  76. MIE. TTaller, in Philosoph. Transact. VV. 245. Dires
  77. a Correction oE the Theory oF che Morion OF che
  78. Fluzenian, OF Fourth Satellite OE Saturn, and makes
  79. che True Time of its Period robe 15 D aY5, 22 FIOus,
  80. AF Minutes, 6 Seconds; its Crurnal Motion, lobC
  81. 22 Deorees, 34 Atinutes, 38 Scconas, 18 Ac.
  82. And che Distance ot chis Satellite FrOM FhC C CHFC
  83. The Second Sacellite DE Saturn, Was obserred buc oE Satun, 20 be about 4 Diameters ot ihe Rins, OF
  84. OF che lenoch of his Rins distane cheretrom, ma
  85. Kins his Rerolurion abouchim in 2 Day5, 17 Flours
  86. arid 43 Minures. Fhis is distane trom che Cenrre
  87. OE Saturn, 5 3 Semi-diameters oF rhac Plaret.
  88. From a glea nbet ot enone oerracionse
  89. concluded, Thac che Proporrion of the Digrestion
  90. oF che Second ro thac oF the Firsi, counrins borh
  91. crom the Center oE Saturn, 15 2522 r0 17.
  92. doE the Globe; and che Place wwtere it mores, 10
  93. difter licele or noching From thac ot cheRins; thac
  94. is to lay, incerlecting the Orb oF Satum Wwich ar
  95. Ansle 23 = Decrees, 10 25 r0 be neariy Parallet 10
  96. hC F arthS L. quatOT.

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