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

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  1. ac the 2d above R. E8C. In MOrE, they are all
  2. drann trom one irt ses ot L, 1obie .
  3. vition more Crom R.
  4. S0 thac erery Diazonal,
  5. by chac rime ic trach passec
  6. From the srst Line EOIC
  7. eleventh, is a Wvhole TOch
  8. pare oF an Inch Farcher di
  9. Cane from che Line PR,
  10. ehan ac che Poine uxon che
  11. Airst Line wtence ic WaS
  12. draWn. And crery one oF
  13. chele Diaconals is divided
  14. intO r0 equal ParES BY MMC
  15. Parallel- line dravon alone the
  16. Scale, and numbred on the
  17. TOp FrOm F 10 9. Whereby
  18. etis erident, chat the INFCT-
  19. section oF any oF chese P2-
  20. Falles Lines numbred at the
  21. Fop, Wich any Diaconal,
  22. is Farcher distane from the
  23. Line PR chan che Incerse-
  24. ction of rhe Line nextbetore
  25. ic, wwich che Came Diaconal,
  26. b7 25 OF = 3 TMaF IS, bY , 3
  27. Theretore rou may by che
  28. Diasonal Scale, takre che
  29. T0Orh parr oF an Inch, OP
  30. OE halt an Inch, vers ex
  31. 2cty.
  32. 789TO7
  33. 2.0 30 40
  34. The DSC OFthele Scales, viZ. OF F quat PariS, OF
  35. che Diasonal, is chieA, Po lay donn any Measure, ta-
  36. ken; or a Line beins laid donn, 1o find horm much
  37. os the Measure chat Line containeth.
  38. The mar eo do borh which, is to reckon che
  39. Unices Trom P FOWardS R; the PenS, FrOm P 1O-
  40. vards RE; and the Hundreds; FTOM I, 10 2, 3, 4,
  41. E9C. OEche great DirisOnS. THUS, FOF A32, COnHE
  42. Evo oF che Parallel Lines dovnward, and rhen run
  43. vour Rye Forward ro che righe Fland, ril you come
  44. t0 the 3d Diasonal, 25 aF0; then the Compasses
  45. on chac Line, extended Erom o co 4. will rexrelent
  46. 432.
  47. chereon, the Scale os Chords, Natural Sines, Tan-
  48. sents, Semi tansents, Secants, LumOS, LOuIS, Leasdes,
  49. and Consirudes; vict che Diaznat seale o ese
  50. etrich From ehe equal Divisions, Or Degrees ol the
  51. Circumterence oF a Cirele, is, as in che tolorins
  52. Scheme.
  53. Flarins described che Circle A F F. 90, and
  54. quarterd ic rich ivo Diamerers A L, P 90 ax
  55. Righe AnBles.
  56. 2. And diride etie Ark E 90 in 9 equal parts.
  57. and cranster che Dirisions to che Righe Line
  58. F 90, and chac will be a Line os Chords.
  59. 2. Then Perpendicular ro che R adius C F, erect.
  60. the Tangent F 70; then a Ruler laid Over C.
  61. and che equal Dirisions oF Fhe ArK F 90, gires
  62. P70, che Tansent Line cruly divided.
  63. 3. Hchro che Dirisions, 20, 20, 30, 530. on che
  64. ArH F 90; then vou elra ParallelS 10 C 90=
  65. ic will diride CB, (0as to make it 2 Line of
  66. Sines.
  67. A. Setins one FOOE dt che Compass in C, ex
  68. cend che other eo tho sereral Divisions on the
  69. Tangene Line P. 70; and describe the Arches
  70. 10, 10; 20, 20; 30, 30; 690. andche Line
  71. Z. 90, will be a true Line of Secants.
  72. 5. A Raler om A, 10 che sererat Divitions oE
  73. che ArK P. 90, divides rhe Line C90, into 2
  74. Line es demi cansents.
  75. The Plain SCALE, (FOF SCd, OICS) Aao dl se
  76. 6. LAMdC
  77. back side, and Tome octers, accordins 25 There is
  78. FOOM. The ay OE acaUCIS. OF STaCIACMS ill

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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/806933011:0729?run=74