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

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  1. Buc much more apparene is this in rhe Regions)
  2. ot the Parih, nearer i0, or undet che Equator,
  3. ivhrere che Sun havins a much greater Force, cheir
  4. Rains (wohich are Periodical, happenino ulually 2-
  5. bour che Came rime, and lastins sereral Monchs)
  6. Fall in such Onancicies as co be more like descend.
  7. ins Rirers than Shovers; and by chele are caused
  8. ehe mieher Inundarions ot che Nile, and octier Ri-
  9. vers in chose Regions.
  10. Buc when che IPear in the exterior pares ol itie
  11. Farch, and in che Ambiene Air, i5 le(S chan Mhac i
  12. the Interior; che Lvaporations are likewile lels;
  13. and che Springs and Rivers donoc onty cease robe
  14. diministed, proportionablY co the Relaxarion oF rhie
  15. IPeac, bur are much auzmented, a great parc otche
  16. Wacer wtich alcends ro che Surtace ot che Parch,
  17. Aoppins chere For Wane of Ileac ro moune ic chence
  18. ux inco che Armolphere, and larurarins che luperti-
  19. cial, or uppermos strata wich Wacer; Which by
  20. dexrees drains donn into Wells, Sprines, and R.-
  21. vers, and so makces an Addirion to them; and is
  22. the Reason chac rhese abound with WVater in che Col.
  23. der Seasons, lo much more chan chey do in che
  24. TtOrter.
  25. And che Water which is chus dispensed co the
  26. Farch and Aemosphere from the greac Abys, beins
  27. carried down by Rains and by Rivers, into che O
  28. cean, wrtich communicaces wich che AByIS, is by
  29. chat means restored back again eo ic; and From
  30. chence ic retums again in a continual Circulation,
  31. to ehte Surtace of che Parch, in Vapours and
  32. Springs.
  33. SPRINOT. Or Flastick Bodies, are Such, a5 tia-
  34. vins had cheir Figure changed by che Scroak Or
  35. Percustion of anocher Body, can recover again
  36. cheir Former Figure; Wtich Bodies Which are NOE
  37. Flastical will noc do. Thus, IF a picce oF Sceel
  38. De bene anx var, ic ill recorer again iES FOrMer
  39. Arairnels, bur a piece oF Lead will Aand bene in
  40. aAY FOEII.
  41. her Inside, atcer Me hach been discharsed, wirh a
  42. WVad oF Shreep-skins, or cheslike, rolled abouL One
  43. etid OF che RaMMer: TES desion is EO preven any
  44. pares of Fire trom remaining in her; wvhich vould
  45. FOEM OF a Square, buE ThaE WMICH CatO DC I
  46. Sum oE che Squares ot chose Parts, and alsotoche
  47. Double Rectanple, or Product ot chole ParIS, 15
  48. is plain from ouly mulciplvins a- Y b by ic lelt
  49. endanser the Lite oF him wrho Mould load, Or
  50. SEDH- VARHI, is RopC.Varn, Wohole Finds are
  51. Alsebraicallys. See Euclid. Lib. 2. Pr0P. 4.
  52. bearen, or scraped chin, in order co fasten one
  53. necessarr: TFis OF use ro make Caburns, and FOr
  54. SPDRKETS, are che Spaces in a Strips Side,
  55. Berwixe the upper and lover Furrocks, orbecwixe
  56. SOTTAMMOSA Sucura, is one oF cheSutures of
  57. ehe Bones oF the StuII; (0 called, because che
  58. Parts oF the Bones unired by che Surure, do lie re.
  59. y Dope, and like Scales.
  60. SOVARE, IS AN IMSFenE OE BTaIS, OF
  61. rVood, harins one hde Perpendicular, Or at RieHE
  62. Angles co the orher; lomerimes made with a
  63. Toine ro fold (For the Pocket) and somerimes has a
  64. Back co ule on 2 drawins Board, co guide he
  65. SOVARE Figure, in Geometer, is one whole
  66. Righrlined Sides are all equal, and ies Anoles aII
  67. righe. Sec Ouadrilateral: FOT ILS Area, SeC Area.
  68. SDARE Number, 15 olle Mulciplied intoic (elE;
  69. 25 4, Wtrich ariles tron ue Mulciplication oF 2
  70. by 2; and 9, che Produet oF 3 bY 3; al50 16
  71. made bx t mulciplic d by 4. (56.
  72. Ztus HC Square t 3 1 3, b+67 anbaa 16 64,
  73. id equalto
  74. PhCCC FO anOTHeF, chac (0 it may be as lonS 25 is
  75. mans octier Purpoles aboard a Ship.
  76. SPVRTA. Sec Nothae costae.
  77. FHC RLUMOSFOTE aHd AFC.
  78. And a Square Number mas be ranged inco etie
  79. ransed, Carmor bc a Square Number.
  80. SPDHOTHTC OE a oreat Gun, is clearins oF
  81. charee her again.
  82. Square.
  83. 1. Wrrice che Number doun wich ctie Distance
  84. oE orie place becween each Figure.
  85. 2. Find the Square oF 2, chie srst Figure ro che
  86. lesc tland, wricins ic donn under 2.
  87. 3. Then vrite the double Rectanole oF 2 mul-
  88. riplied by 5, i. eo 20, under 4, as in chc Ma-
  89. Bit.
  90. A. Then Square 5, and vurire its Square donn
  91. in chat order, as rou sec; and addins aIl cogether
  92. itico one sum, rou Will hare 625 =(1 25.
  93. When a Number consists OP tiOrE rHan EWO
  94. Places, proceed chus.
  95. L. Find che FrA Square as before.
  96. 2. Mulcipiy ehie rvo sirs Figures (corards che
  97. lefe Fland) and rrire doun chie Product nice,
  98. one under anotHer.
  99. 3. Then Snd the Sguare OF the second Figure,
  100. Wrtich vrire in irs proper order as betore; add aIl
  101. chele ino one humi loc a nen squaie ot a.
  102. The Square ot ans Lolumiber, or Linc, 255- L 3;
  103. OF a -) B, divided into No pares, is equal co re
  104. 2: 4
  105. d Compose any Square Number accordine e
  106. this Proposition:
  107. 4. Lheta

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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/806933011:0775?run=74