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

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The machine reads it as

  1. et chc
  2. e Points by che Lines AB, BC,
  3. CD, DE, F. F, and F A, (0 Mall vou hare che
  4. But ehis nay oblises YOu tO MOrC NCalu
  5. evich che Chain chan is necdtul, and thesctC Is
  6. noc l0 800d for lractice in most cales do alo
  7. Mallby and by Ber vou; onli ir hach chis Ad-
  8. rantage, Thac rou may soon kno WMecher rou
  9. hare caten vour Anoles rruly; sot au abou che
  10. end ot cnere Oiltances fall, ler chere be Lines
  11. Then co
  12. true Fisure ofthe Fietd.
  13. Point ∞ = 360.
  14. Anste thereos, from whence the other s ocs db
  15. Scen.
  16. Ansle, ac nhieh sou voule tate sour Oblet V
  17. tions.
  18. rou sind chem in Vour Fiela- Book; aud Where che
  19. dravn eo connect chem, a5G A, AB, BC, CD
  20. DE, P F, and FC, and rou have rour field com
  21. FCat.
  22. Note, Tharrou may as well tate the PIOF OF 2
  23. Fiela ac one scarion, Randins on ans i
  24. chereot, as in an Angle.
  25. 3. Ld Make che PloE of a Fieled at Ero Sit
  26. 1d 1al
  27. LetCDEEGHITRLMOd
  28. rions, a5 A and B.
  29. in
  30. 2. Zo. talie the PIot of a Field at one Stab
  31. LeF ABCD E F C BC the Fiela, and F che
  32. the Field is so trregular, that from one Scation rou
  33. cannot sec all the Angles.
  34. Which tromno one Place chereot all che. Ansles may
  35. be leen. Theretore chuse rvo Places for your Sca
  36. abour (the. Norrh Poie ot the Catd om fou) c
  37. chroushche sishrs rou elpy the Mark ac Cr; then
  38. Fasten che Instrumene, and more che Index cill rou
  39. Cec the Mark ac A, che Des. cur on che Limib beine
  40. 20; thenmore ic rill vou see B, Where iE Curs 4C
  41. Deorees: Do the lame ac C, and there ir curs 6c
  42. Degrees; likewile ac D, 77 Degr. and ac P 100
  43. Des. AIl chese Angles Nore donn in voue Field.
  44. Bockes nexr wichchie Chain, Mcasure all che Lines
  45. runmins trom che Scarion, as trom P1O C I4 CB
  46. 60 Lintes, and Trom F 10 A 18 Ch. 20 Lints, anc
  47. (00F che rest, 25 rou sec them in this. T able.
  48. Flavine placed vour Instrumene at F, tn it
  49. Lo Protract chese Observations.
  50. Draw a Line ac pleasure aS G F, upon wotich
  51. lay che Diamerer oF. Vour Protractor, with the Cen
  52. cer in F; then make Marks ac every Ansle ronnd che
  53. Protraltor, a5 vou sind chem in rour Fiela B00k, viz.
  54. aSaHE 20, 40, 60, 77, 200; erhich done, take
  55. alray ihe Protractor; ad dra Lines a5 F A, F B,
  56. Set vour Instniment ac A, and look chroueh the
  57. Sighes torards Vour 2d Scarion B, and chen IX Vour
  58. Trstrumene. And, as betoreraughe, wich che
  59. rake all the Ansles at chat end of che Ficla, 25C L
  60. E FGTTTKI, and Meature che Distance Bele
  61. jour Instrumene and cach Ansle; as allo Di
  62. Rance becweenthervo Scations.
  63. Then remore vour Instrument co che seconc
  64. Scarion B, and havins made ic Fast, (0 25 chrous
  65. the Back siehrs vou may sec the Arst Scarion A.
  66. Take the Angles at thac end oF the Field, a5 NO
  67. CI L. MI, and meature their Distances ds Mtre
  68. all whriet es cibile, s L oda tatite
  69. Ucclo.
  70. AN3. I D. M. j CH. L in.)
  71. 00 24 6c
  72. 20 00) 18 20
  73. 10 00l. 16 8c
  74. 60 00 123 20
  75. 90 10
  76. on Wohich Lanes let ot ihie Diltances by 2 dcale, 45
  77. E C, F D, and F F, chrouch cachoF chese MarKS
  78. sirs

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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/806933011:0796?run=74