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

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1. per; hic (as esere directed) Prorraet LIscle Plrhercon set OH 33 CB. J Cks; then wichthe
2. En 273, 4. Lhac adte, let oit fou ))-) ets, a5Vou
3. tind chem in vour Field-Fook, viz. O c and 0f
4. perpendicular ro che Line L, 2; al(o Cd p and O B
5. perpendiculat co the L ine 2, 3; makinS MarKS aF
6. eu f.
7. meatures oF che Sides AB, BC, complear che Zri-
8. 2118lC ABC
9. AIIO, wich the meatures oF rhe Diasonal A D
10. and che Side C D, complear che Triansle AD C,
11. h, C5c. chrough wrhich dran Lines, Which uxon the lame Base C A.
12. Mall Incerscet each ocher ac the rrue Angles, and
13. Then wich che Meatares oE ihe Diaxonal A F,
14. describe che erue Bound.Lines oF chie Field or and the Side D F, make ux che Lrianole A B L.
15. Wood. And then il many incermediare OH- Pers
16. Lasly. Ooon the Base A R, Wich che meatures
17. becireen Ansle and Arigle be raken, when neces- oF che Sides AF, P F, compleat the Priansle AFL
18. Cary, is e ter) deanmost expeditious Method
19. et Surrehtne.
20. S0 rou hare che rrue Figure oF che Field, consictine
21. ot tour Priangles, Wrhich are ro be mealured by
22. che Direction siren under che Word Chain.
23. os Lands.
24. And when rou come ro lay chis donn uxon Pa-) T0 Ploc which, dra a Line ac pleature, a5 AC,
25. In Working afcex chis manner, observe.
26. c. the Wood be Corhick, chac vou cannot
27. chins, by soins on the ouchde round che Wood.
28. 2. It che Diltances are (0 Far, thar vou Cannor
29. sce trom Angle co Angle, cause youx AMiIa WKL
30. up a Mark Cotar From rou ns rou caltconvement.
31. ly sec it, ds acn; meature che MMCatC ale
32. rake the Off- sets trom neo che Lscuses Mer.
33. Nork wichin ic, vou may chen pertorm che lame 9. The Practice os Surverins, as il relates 1o Dividins
34. cced on the Line rill rou come ro an Anele.
35. Lodiride a Lriangulas piece ot Lane, inEo ans
36. number et equal or unequal parts, by Lines pro-
37. cecdins trom any Poine attiened in any Side
38. chereot.
39. Ler A B C bC The TCaSMaL pCCC et Luu
40. contamins 60 Acres, to be dirided berween chrec
41. Men: The Arst tohare 15 Acres, the second 20,
42. and che chird 25 Acres; and che Lines ot Dirilion
43. 8. The common v
44. y used by Surverors for taline
45. tot of a Fiela by Chain onty.
46. Suppose ABC DEF r0 be the Field, Whole
47. Plocis required.
48. io Procecd From D.
49. First, meature the Batc, ntich is 50 Chains;
50. hen divide chis Ba(c into 31
51. 60 sire 50, Vrhac Mall 15 sire d Ansiver, 12
52. CMainS 50 LinkS FOr MC
53. LinkS, viz. From F i C
54. tel eoBD. LastIY, From L, uaW DEI and DC
55. patte dd ere reqae
56. us, laving, II
57. A Maris Base, whictu
58. sexErom A tO F. ABain, Pay, IF60 gire 50, Wha
59. Mall 20 give Ansiver, 16 Chains 66 Linkes (0
60. che second ManS Base, irtrich set oH From P rO P
61. Phen the chird ManS Bale must be 20 Chains 8.
62. This done, draw ar
63. oblcure Tine From D ro the opposire Anele B, anc
64. From L and P draw che Lines FFI and FC, paral.
65. 2. Meature round che Field, and Nore down it
66. vour Field Booke erery Side chereot.
67. utrict Mall divide che Prianste inco chree suct
68. 2. Reduce vour Ficla inco Triangles, by che
69. BTaSOHaI EL L3 LL 23 L2 Lo WCA adC d LC
70. on in So Le oBL a
71. FhuS.
72. ICB. L. in
73. A C 33 30
74. Diagonats. A D 25 90
75. a F [45 40)
76. din
77. 1

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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/806933011:0799?run=74