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

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  1. thac space, in the general signification, is the saine (call Species. Wheretore sinee ihe Letrers ot ihe
  2. chins vrich Dilance, considered every war, Whe
  3. cher there be anr solid NaEEeF in IE OF HOL.
  4. Space Meretore, is cither Absolute Ox Relative.
  5. Absolure Space, Considered, in ies own NatuC
  6. and Wwithour regard to any chins external, alvays
  7. remains the same, and is immoreable; bur Reta-
  8. tive Space, is thac moreable Dimension Or Mea-
  9. sure oF the Former, which our Senses detine by ils
  10. Policions eo Bodies wichin ic; and chis the vulsar
  11. ule forimmoreable Space.
  12. Relarive Space, in Magnitude and Figure, i5 al
  13. avars che lame ith Absolure, bur tis not necessary
  14. ir Mould be P0 Numerically. Thus is rou suppole
  15. a Strip eobe indecd in absolure Rest, chen the Places
  16. OE al chines ichin her, will be the Came AbIO-
  17. lureli and Kelarirelr, and nochine will chanse irs
  18. Place. Buc then suppose the Stip under Sail, or in
  19. Morion, and Me ill continuallr pals chro new
  20. Parrs ot absolure Space: But all chines on Board
  21. considered Relatirely, in respect eo the Strip, inar be
  22. notwichstandins in ehe Came Places, or have che Pame
  23. Sicuarion and Policion, in régard to one another.
  24. SPAOTRICA Medicina. Sec Fermetick
  25. SPAOTRTCK, OE SpaErrical AEE, chc Came wvich
  26. Chrmister; and a Spacprist, is a Chymist. Chy-
  27. mister is called the spacrrick ArE, From svar and
  28. arciper, to extract, and to collect, or sather toge-
  29. cher. Because icteaches tion 1o seperare and ex-
  30. rract che Purer Paris or Substances, from mixi
  31. Bodies.
  32. SPARADRAPDMI, is a Piece oF Linnen ting d
  33. on boch sides, cicher wirh a chick Ointment, OF
  34. Plaister, and is made chis as: Atcer vou have
  35. melted rour Ointmene, or Plaister, dip vour Lin-
  36. nen in i, excend i, and kecp ic for ule. Blan-
  37. chard.
  38. SPASMODICKS, are Medicines aeainst Con-
  39. vulsions.
  40. SPASMOTOOIA, is 2 Frearise oE Conrull
  41. BHS.
  42. SPASMOS, is any Convulsive Morion: Cardan
  43. makes tvo Ports ot Conrulsive ARections, viz.
  44. Fetanus and Spasmus; by che former he understands
  45. a constant Contraction, Wherebs che Member bC.
  46. comes rigid and inflezible; by che larrer, he un
  47. derstands ludden Concussions and Morions, which
  48. Cease aHd FCFVEH AITerNALOIY. Blanchard.
  49. SPASMOS Cynicus, a POrFOF ConvulsiOnS, Where
  50. by che Mouth is distorted on onc side chro theCon-
  51. traction oF the Muscles.
  52. SPFCIALIEY, in Lau, is most commont
  53. raken For a Bond, or Bill, ox such likte Instru
  54. MeHT.
  55. Alphabet ill also as Wvell represent Ouantities, ad
  56. Perlons, and char t00 Indetinirelr one Ouantiry 25
  57. vellas anocher, cher mas properly enoush be cal-
  58. led Species; chat is Symbols, MarkS, Ox Chara
  59. Eters. From Wvhence the Litterat Alcebraz is Fre-
  60. quentls nov a- dars called Specious Arithmetick, Or
  61. Alsebra in Species.
  62. SPFCIES, in Medicine, are property che sim-
  63. Dle Ingredienes in che Drugoists, or Apochecaries
  64. Shops, our ot erhich compound Medicines are
  65. made: Buc che WVriceis oF Pharmacy, do ulually
  66. sire chis Name co some dromatick, Or Catharciete
  67. Ponders, because probably eher ere Formerty kext
  68. ready prepared in che Strops, 10 form Electuaries,
  69. Tablets, Pills, 9c. 25 lome are Aill.
  70. Tuperticial Imases oF the Bodies which the Ligte
  71. Produces, and delineares in their due Proportion
  72. and Colours in che Borrom ot our lires. l’hele che
  73. Aristotelians vould have eo be Immaterial, but a
  74. 2000 Fxperiments prove, Phac cho cher are ad-
  75. mirable subrile, vel ees alc LCals cosporcal.
  76. SPECIFICR is in general; wharerer is pecultat
  77. to any distinct Species oF Things, and which di-
  78. Rinsuishes chem From all ochers ot ditterene Spe-
  79. cies. Theretore che Logicians lay, Phatin every
  80. e0od Detinition of any rhing, the Specikick Ditte-
  81. OF. Naturat BOuIS Mar, AII_ BY WICHCCS alc
  82. DiHCFeNEMIICIS. DY IOLIIC eS HIOLLMIBEOPerIY Called
  83. considered: l’hus, asis commonis laia, d loun
  84. Specten Grariey et che tormer, will be. much
  85. then in Wacer; Wtich lacrer beins contidera-
  86. makse it weioh lels chere chan in the Au. Anal
  87. dividuals and Singulars.
  88. SILCIES in Algebra, are chole LeCs, Loles
  89. Marks, C Stob, Which reprelene the Ouanci
  90. SPFCIES, in Metaphpsicks, Or Logick, is am
  91. Idea that relares ro aHoHex more seneral one, t0
  92. eohich ic is subserrient, and has only under ic In-
  93. SPFCILS Visibles, are thole mondertully tine
  94. renco alas od ee. Lse
  95. decelilla cravitu, 15 ihc Appropiiate alle
  96. peculiar Grarier or Weishe, Wvhich ans Spele
  97. Plainty Distinguithabn From all ocher boueset
  98. Relative Gravicy, to distinguim ie From. Absolute
  99. Gravity, which encreales in Proportion ro the Bi8
  100. Lels of che Body Weished. Thus il any Bod)
  101. reigh a Pound, one as bis asen wil Weieh NC
  102. Pounds: and let the Bodies bC oF What Nature OC
  103. Segree of Specitick Grarier Coerer, a Pound ot one
  104. Will be as much as a Pound ot che ocher Abloluret
  105. Fienthers, is as heavy a5 a Pound of, Lead. Buc
  106. it ron consider Leac at LCacs LCcactes, cu
  107. ercacer than char ot che Lacter. Oe Lead, O
  108. BuIK, For Bulk will be much hearier chan Pea-
  109. chers: And Gold heavier chan Lead, (9c.
  110. Tis oF s0 Grear Adrancase in many respects 25
  111. ill appear below ro tind cruly che Spccitick Crari
  112. ties ot Bodies, chatmans Curious Wars hare been
  113. thouehe ot, and experimented for chis Purpole.
  114. As y Formins exact Cubes ot differene substan-
  115. ces, and cakrins cheir Weighe accuracty in Nice
  116. Scales; and by melcine Mecals oE diterent
  117. Gravicies, anc chen castins chem in Molds oF the
  118. Pame Dimentions. But For Practice and Dniver.
  119. Cal ule, nochins is becrer chan che tolloins Me-
  120. Thod, Whsettis lo lreish ans Body Arst in Rir, anc
  121. and by iE he Made mans ancorettes in the Procels
  122. et AlZebra, nOE BCtOre FaKen norice OF.
  123. The Realon irtr Vieta sare chis Nare et Spe
  124. cies, corhe Lerters oF che Alphabet subserriene 10
  125. Aloebra, arid ety he calls ie Arithmetica Specio-
  126. u. Acu Wolare been in Imitation of the Civili-
  127. atcet chis rou substract che Weighe tound in TC
  128. WVacer, From che former in the Rir; a Remainder
  129. ox Difference will befound, wrhich is che WeisheO
  130. as much Wacer 25 is equalto che Bulk otche Body
  131. As Archimedes hach demonstrared MachemaricaII).
  132. and NIF. Boyt Physically and Fxperimentally, ir
  133. bly a Denser Fluid chan Rir, will buoy ux cheB0-
  134. dy imeseet se Pace, alte MI contescets
  135. ries in any Equation or Demonstration. This
  136. sore alt adrancagions Wras et Nocarion, Was
  137. Arst Moucu D) Vieta, about the Xcar 1590.
  138. ans, Wrtro call Cales in Lar, pul aacceds BC-
  139. rveen Tohn a- okes and fohn a- Ss et aencen
  140. A, B, andC, suppolins colC Llcers to Aand FOr
  141. his Fydrostical Paradoxes. So that by this means
  142. tavins rvo Bodies, one FITI, ana THC OIHCF LI
  143. quid, wich ehie Weishe ot cach apatt, lIS Vet)
  144. any Persons indesinicel), Cales, L (aY, ches leasy ro sind che Proporrion rhac one liach r0 che 0
  145. Eite

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