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

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  1. en
  2. Sexagenes, ther had a Fable FOr rt
  3. Cuch torm a5 chis.
  4. Seconds
  5. iras
  6. rehsmates
  7. cebtillo
  8. iIETHS
  9. E
  10. XCh.
  11. The sum oF all wotichi Parriculars, are equiva
  12. enero chis one General, the Exponent oF he PrO-
  13. duet, (chacis, ot the last part chereot) is equal te
  14. the Exponent ot bochche Factors pur rogether, ad
  15. 201 bγ TFII makes TII. 50I1; and 10 bY F21
  16. malies 21 0Il, C90. 50 201 by 101 makes r1II.
  17. 4013
  18. (90
  19. My meanins is, Thac such Tables ther hact
  20. (expressed in Numeral Figures) ot larex times, since
  21. Chole Fisures vere in ule; buc belore, cher mul
  22. And (0 onvard, 25 Far 25 60 by 60, makes
  23. 6000.
  24. Wrhich Fables chey contracted into a square or
  25. triangular Form, extendins trom 1 1060; OF like
  26. nature wvich irhac we callrhe Pythazorical Table For
  27. Mulciplicarion, excendins trom L1010.
  28. Such a Sexagenarr Fable chere is (or Mould De
  29. IF NOE COEN OUE) in BlundevilS Exerciles, wich
  30. Delcription, and Directions For the ule oF ic; firt
  31. published abour che Xear 1600, Or Cooner, (For il
  32. is mentioned in the Pretace co his Theorics, pub.
  33. listred in che Zear 1602, 25 havins been rhen re-
  34. ceired ich go0d approbarion) and Re-princed a
  35. seventh rime in che Year 1635. And che litre ir
  36. other Writers oF Astronomical or Sexagesimal Fra
  37. ctions.
  38. And then cher had ortrer Pables or Rulesto de
  39. cermine che Denomination of the Product; as chus,
  40. Mulciplication oE
  41. be expressed in cucti a War a5 ChIS, 21Z.
  42. TI0 Hco III, makes VI
  43. TII inEOIVII, makeS ZIF,I
  44. IV into THVI, matces XIV
  45. Thac is, 4 Sexagenes into 3 Scconds oF the Sexa-
  46. Belins, mates 12 oF che tirst Sexagelms, because
  47. XVV inco XWI, mates CL X; hat is, IEIV, XLV
  48. (Which chey And For Expedirion, by consulrine
  49. their Sexagelimal Table, a5 we do che Table ot
  50. Mulciplication; where tndins Z VI in the cop, and
  51. X in che side, thes hare, in che square ansiverins
  52. coboch, II, XL.)
  53. ZLV inEO LIVI, mates XL II, ZXXI11.
  54. Concerning this Procels, br Sexagetimal Mulci-
  55. plication, (9c. and ehe Demonstration oF ic, we
  56. have a learned and accurare Treacile in the Grecke,
  57. OF Barlaam a Monk, (Barloamus Monachus) under
  58. the Tirle oF Locistica, (103 15 m1) ertiom Vossius (cap.
  59. 18. De Scientiis Mathematicis) placeth abour chie
  60. Tear 1350 (buc mistakes oF ic for a Treatise OF AI
  61. sebra): le is publisted by John Chambers, (then a
  62. Fello oE Faton Collese) wich his Lacin Trancta:
  63. tion, and Nores uxon ic, in che Vear 160O, en
  64. couraged chereunco by Sir Fsenry Savile, Wvho chan-
  65. ced ro lishr on a Crecke Manuseripe chereot abroad,
  66. and did himsels, from chence, transcribe ir.
  67. Bur ehis way of Mulciplicarion and Division in
  68. Sexagenimals, Proves (o perplex and rroublelome,
  69. (norwichstandirie such a Pable ac hand) chat since
  70. che Indian Fisures came in ule, Whereby ve may
  71. wich more convenience manage greac Numbers) il
  72. is thoughe less trouble, (When chere is occation
  73. ro Mulciply or Diride) eo reduce all co the lorvest
  74. Denomination; and chen, havins pertormed chac
  75. NVork, (OF Mustiplication or Dirision, Or bOcH) 10
  76. reduce ir back apain co che sereral Denomina-
  77. FIONS.
  78. AS For Instance; Supposine ihe Lunar, Monch ot
  79. Conjunction, (trom New-Moon 10 NeW- MOOM)
  80. accordins ro the Moons midale Morior, t0 bC
  81. 29D. T2 FI. 44 3 10I, Proxim; arid L voula
  82. compure, hou much che Moon mores trom ihe
  83. Sun in 6D. 5FI. 14 161 3511. Pkeno ell Fhat
  84. chere bemany Actronomical Tables compured 10
  85. expedire such Operarions; (Which here L do nor
  86. medale wich) buc wichour such Preparators Ta-
  87. bles, my or must stand chus:
  88. 3
  89. 30 b7
  90. matie
  91. 50 by Go2 L mates f13 20E
  92. etc.
  93. etc.
  94. Primes
  95. Seconds
  96. Fourrhs
  97. Primes
  98. Seconds
  99. Primes into L Thirds
  100. Fourchs
  101. Primes
  102. Seconds
  103. QThirds
  104. Fourrtis
  105. econd
  106. Thirds
  107. makess Fourch
  108. FiEcho
  109. 130.
  110. Sd7CUI
  111. Integers into L Thiras

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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/806933011:0739?run=74