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

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  2. SOLPHIDR of Antimony. See Golden Sulpbur) aerecdrom obserration; etie Sim inust De PropOr
  3. of antimony.
  4. SOM, in Machemaricks, Axnisies etie Ouancics
  5. thacarises ox relules From the Addition OF EWO OP
  6. more Magnicudes, Numbers, Or Ouantiries roee
  7. cher, chis is somerimes called the Aggresare: And im
  8. Algebra, ris ulually denored by the Lerrer L
  9. Which Rands For Zuma or suma; and lometimes
  10. by rhe Thiria l P etter S.
  11. SUM os an Equarion, is when che absolure Num-
  12. ber beine broughe over ro che other side wietr a
  13. contrary Sien, che whole becomes equal 100
  14. And chis Descartes CalIS the the Sum of the L. quation
  15. proposed.
  16. SUMMER Solstice. Sec Solstice.
  17. SOMMOHEAS, is a Wrir Judicial oF prear di
  18. versier, accordine to rhe divers Cales wherein ir is
  19. used; Wtich see in che Pable oF che Resister Zu-
  20. dicial.
  21. SOMMONS in Common Lau, is as much 25
  22. Vocatio in jus, ox Citatio amone che Civilians.
  23. Buc hou summons is divided, and irtrac circum
  24. ltances it has eo be obserred. Sec Fleta, lib. 6.
  25. cap. 6, 7
  26. SOMMONS, in Terra perita, Is chat Summons
  27. which is made uxon che Land, Wvtich che PATEY
  28. Cac whose Suic itic Summons is (enE FOrLH) SecKS
  29. cohave.
  30. SONIMONS ab Warrantizand, in Law, is che
  31. Procels Wherebrche Vouchee is called.
  32. SOMPTOARY Lans, iverc Laus made tO rC
  33. Srain excels in Apparrel, and ro prohibit costly
  34. Clochs oF Which e hadtormerty mans in Ensland,
  35. burnon arc all repealed.
  36. SON, Our EXCeHlenE MIP. Taac Nemton Caicti in
  37. tris Principia, Thar che Densier oF phc SunS Lighe
  38. (tich is Proporrional t0 TIeaL) is seven rimes as
  39. ereat in Mercury, as with us; and cheretore oue
  40. Wacer rhere, ould aII be carried oH, and boil a-
  41. ay: For he tound by Experiments ofche Thermo-
  42. meter, Thac an Ieac bur 7 rimes a5 grear as chat
  43. ot che sun Beams in Summer, Will serre romatie
  44. Nacer boil.
  45. Ee Prores alto, That ihe Matter oF che Sun
  46. E0 thar oF Fupiter, I5 nearly 25 LFOSFO L 3 ane
  47. rhat the Distance ot rhac Planet From ihe Sun, id
  48. in che lame Rario corhre Suns Semidiamerer.
  49. Thatthe Matrer OF the Sun eo rhat oF Saturn, is
  50. 25236010r; and the Distance of Sacurn From che
  51. Sun, is in 2 Rario, bur 2 lirile less rhan har, 10
  52. the SunsSemidiaineter.
  53. And Contequentty tharrhe common Cenrre ob
  54. Craries, OF ehe Sun, and fupirer, is neartr in the
  55. Superficies oF che Sun; oF saturn, and che Sun a
  56. dirile wvichin it. And by the same manner OF C al
  57. cularion, ic will be Found FhaEFHE COIMION CeMErC
  58. OECravier oF all che PlanCES, Carinor be more char
  59. ehe Lenoch ot the Sorat Branieces distane trom che
  60. Cenrre eFIHC. San: This ComiOn C entre oF Or2-
  61. iiey he prores lobe ac rest; and rheretore itio the
  62. Sun by reater et e various Min oF che PlanetS
  63. tionably nearer eo the Carch in Wincer chan in
  64. Porihelion, in che latrer che aphelion: And chis is alsc
  65. contirmed by che Farchs morins (vitrer in Occem:
  66. ver, than ie dorh in Zune; a5 ic dorh abour =5
  67. For since, a5 Mr, Nemron hachi demonstrated b
  68. a Line deawn co chie Sun, che Parch alvays de
  69. Scribes equal Areas in equal Times, when erer it
  70. mores svitrer, it must nécds be nearer to rlie Sun.
  71. And For rhis Realon chere are abour 8 Days more
  72. trom che Suns Vernal Fquinox eo che Aucuinal.
  73. chan srom ehe Aurumnalro the Vernal.
  74. AnaY DC HHOVCd EVCEY WAY, YCE IE CANHOL recCed
  75. FaF LPOM CILAL CBIION CCHErE OL GraVIE. And
  76. Summer; in che Former ot irhich Scasons will beche
  77. Accordins rO Mr. Cassini, ihe Suns srearet
  78. Diltance From che Karch 15 22374, hus mean LI
  79. Atance 22000, and his least Dictance 8022 Semidi-
  80. ameters oFthe Farih.
  81. And chat the Suns Diameter is equal ro 100 Di
  82. ameters of che Farrh, and cheretore che Body o
  83. the Sun, must be 1000000 rimes grearer chan hat
  84. OF the ParrM.
  85. MIE. AZout assures us chat he obserred By a very
  86. exact Merhod che Suns Diamerer to be nor lels
  87. Chan 3L Mlinutes, 45 Seconds in his Aposee, anc
  88. noc Freacer than 32 Minures 45 SccoHaSIHHIS CC-
  89. rigee.
  90. The mean Apparent Diameter oF che sun ac.
  91. cordin EO BIE. Nemton, i5 32 MIMEeS 12
  92. Scconds, inhis Theory of the Moon, 321 15)
  93. IF rou diride 360 Dcgrces (i eche iohole Fclip.
  94. rick) by che Ouanriry OE the Solar Xear, ic wil
  95. Ouore 53 Minures, 8 Seconds, (9c. Wtich chere
  96. Fore is che Ouaniry of che Suns DiurnalMorion.
  97. And it chis 5u Minures, 8 Seconds be dirided by
  98. 24, rou hare che Suns Florarr Morion, Wvhich is
  99. 2 Minures, 28 Scconds, and il ron avill diride
  100. this last br50, rou will have his Mocion in a Mi-
  101. nure, (90. And this way are the Tables oF thc
  102. Suns mean Morion, which rou have in the BOOKS
  103. ot Astronomical Calcularion, construcced.
  104. The SunstTorizontal Parallax, Dr. Grecory (ane
  105. MIT. Nemton) makes bur 10 Seconds.
  106. The same learned Machemarician, at che end o
  107. his Astronomiae Phys. Es Geometr. Flem. hach a C’om
  108. Paracire Astronomy, vrtiereamone che rest he con-
  109. Siders whac Phenomena vould aopear in che Pla
  110. necarr Syctem, (9c. 10 an Pre placed ar the sun;
  111. irtret arc such as chese.
  112. r: LHaL IHC FIXE ScarS voula appCat ut d COn.
  113. care Sphere, the apparene Cenere oF Which, istHC
  114. Eve ot che Spectator.
  115. 2. Fle would distinguit che Planers From che
  116. FixE StarS (Tho thes rould appear eo him LO BC
  117. Placed amons chem) by cheir Periodical Revoluri
  118. ons, and by che Time of etiole, one Planet from
  119. anoctier: And he ould judge chac Planet c9 be
  120. Farthest of, Whose Periodical Revolurion Wvas ihe
  121. longest; and (o on in order For che rest, C8c
  122. 3. T0 this Solar Observers Fye, the Planers
  123. vould appear alivazs direct, and never Scationary
  124. nor Retrorrade, ascher do ro an Eye ac the Farrh.
  125. And cher onid be found ro recuen ro che lame
  126. Fixc Scars asain ax Periods os very differen
  127. lensetis; andthe Lnretur Planers erould somerimes
  128. Parallaz of che Planels some berrer suels will Be
  129. had ot cheir Cltancco, cans os lue blerrationo
  130. the ditterene nelocus aie l’ardier ot cheir Mocion
  131. conidbetore be obramed: Forto ine LVe chus pla
  132. Morcer in December han in Zune, as is plain and) ced, ihe Larchs Horirorcal L arallax will be 16 1
  133. nuTCS
  134. ehis II CIMIRS OHTHE EO BC ACCOUMTCA CHC CCHErC O
  135. our NVorId. Book 3. prop. 12.
  136. Dy Means of ehc solar Spors it hach been dilco-
  137. vered Mac The Sun serolves round his oWn AXIS,
  138. wichom Morine (considerably) out ol ds Fale
  139. abou 25 DaYS. And chac the Axis OF this HIOI-
  140. on is enclinedro che Fcliprick, i al LH bF87
  141. Degreces, 30 Minutes neariY. Gregor. Lrom.
  142. The Suris apparene Diameler beins sensibly
  143. corer rhe Superior ones
  144. 4. LF VOu Suppole ce Fye rO BC mored FrONI
  145. the Centre ot che Sun ro its Surtace, rhen by che

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