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

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  1. Then curn the Index about backwards el vou lec
  2. che ansle ac Cr, the nacx Cuctins 97 Dcorces, rhict
  3. is the Ouanciey ol the Angle G AB; Mealure ch
  4. Line AB, ic contains F2 Chains 5 Lints, wrtrich se
  5. donn in vour Field Book.
  6. Then remore yout Instrument rO B, eie Index
  7. Iins upon che Diamerer, turn it abour rill rou lec
  8. itie Angle at C, arid ehere Fasten ic; and turn the
  9. Index backards rill vou sec the Angle at A; cher
  10. set donn che Deorees cur on the Limb, and rhe
  11. Measure oF che Line B C in pour Field-Book.
  12. RCMIOVE EOC, D, F, and C, inakins vour Ob.
  13. serrations atcer che lame manner; and mealurins
  14. che Lenoch ot ererys Line, cherII stand thus in ch
  15. Fiela B00k:
  16. Place vour Instrument at the Angle A, and lay
  17. che Index on the Diamerer chereot, movins che
  18. ixtiole Instrumone about, eill chrouet che Siglus
  19. vou sec the second Anzle at B, and chero Ax it:
  20. E Jebil
  21. 125
  22. 800
  23. Then set ux Marts, and wich pour OA Tet LO
  24. Or Chain, it che Distane
  25. se, catre che L
  26. Aance becwcen the lnltrument , ana EHC LACSC
  27. A B; Wrhich Distance lec oH agam nioh B
  28. ux Marks aE D: T ik
  29. and se
  30. vise cake the Distance BC.
  31. tveen e and che Fledge AC, and accordinsly let up
  32. MarkS AEP. Then takie the Angle D O F, WhicH WIII
  33. be the lame asthe Angle B A C: DO thus tot
  34. the rest ot the Angles, Buc Wsien IHC LIeS slC
  35. meatured, cher muM IL MMLALICU e CHC TaHIC
  36. Lenech wich che ourside Lines, as che Line OD,
  37. Measured trom 510f.
  38. 7. Fotale the Plot of a Field or Wood, by observine
  39. near every ansle, and measurins the Distance be-
  40. tween che Martes os Observation, by tatins in
  41. everus Line, 1o Off. sets to the Eedec.
  42. Suppose AB CD 10 be a Wood oc Field Co Be
  43. thus mealured.
  44. The manner os Protractine chis, is vearty che tame
  45. as betore.
  46. rom eo discover wherher ehe anslos made at their se
  47. veral Stations be eruls raten or not.
  48. RVLF.
  49. MultipsY 100DCZ. Dy a Handet ICIS DS L CaIL
  50. the number of Sides or Angles in vour Plot, the
  51. Product Mall De equal to che sum ot all ihie Angles
  52. obserred, il rou hare eroughe crue; ochermile
  53. nOE.
  54. Thus, there ivere leren Angles or Sides in che
  55. last Plor, cheretore L MultiplY. 280 by 5, the Pro-
  56. duet is 900, Which is equalro all che Ansles rec
  57. Koned in che inside ot thie PlOr: For the outvard
  58. Ansles are noc included in the Rule.
  59. 6. To measure Parallet to a Fledee (when vou cannot
  60. 8o close alons the Fedse it self) and also in such a
  61. case hon totale vour Ancles.
  62. Suppose A B C co be a Field, and For the Buses
  63. rou canmor come nieher chan O WO PlanE yOuE L
  64. prmment.
  65. es. . . . . . .
  66. Lec Marks be ser iix in erery Angle, noc regard
  67. ins che distance from the Tledges, lo much a5 che
  68. Convenience For plantins che Instrument, (0 a5 vou
  69. may sec From one MarK tO anorher. Then begIn-
  70. nins ac Or, cakre che Ouancier ot chac Anele; and
  71. measure the distance 1, 2. Bur betore vou Degin
  72. ro mealure che Line, cake che OH. set to chetledee.
  73. viz. the distance Oe; and in catins of il, vou
  74. must make that Line d e perpendicular r0 L, 2, b7
  75. directino che Diamerer oE vour Instrument conaeds
  76. 2. and turnine che Index eill ic lie upon 90 Degrees
  77. wrhich chen vill poine co whar place ot che Fledge
  78. to meature 10, 25c: Then Ter the Neature oF che
  79. Line Oe in vour Field Book under Tirle Of set.
  80. S0 likeise nhen rou come to 2, mealure che Line
  81. 2, 3, and che Of. sets 25. ZB: Do che likce by 2l
  82. he tett D. ne Lines and Ansses in che Field, hor
  83. Ante
  84. many (derex chey BC.
  85. lact ot 6

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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/806933011:0798?run=74