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

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  1. ahich Meature, and pur che Contents donn seve
  2. ralr; vtiet conetlo ne alt ino Perciles, alle
  3. hrixpose AB. C D à Hill rohiose Bale you voulet
  4. ut1610
  5. C0 Will che LTlalBC.
  6. 32
  7. 37
  8. Perches.
  9. Aeres, each Mans Proporrion beins 1440 Per-
  10. CheS.
  11. From C 10 any Angle dran L Line Cor the Di-
  12. vision Linc, a5 C A: Then consider chac the Arst
  13. Triangle AOB is but 674 Perches, and the second
  14. Friansle B∞ C 390, boch rogether bur 10643
  15. Perches, le(s by 376 chan 1440, one MarS POT.
  16. tion. Tou must cheretore cur of From che chirc
  17. Triansle C OD, 376 Perches For che Airst Man s
  18. dividins Linc, Wen cnus sou do: The BaleDC
  19. is 18 Chains, ede Content ot che Triansle 1238.
  20. Cay chem, IF 1238 Pelles sire bare 18 Chains
  21. Whac Mall 370 FCCes SIC: Ansover, 5 Chains
  22. 45 Links; which set from C e0 F, and dravine
  23. (0) P, vou hare chetrst ManSParE, viZ. AO F.
  24. Then sce nac rematis ot inc sliangle C W L
  25. 376, beins caken out, and rou II And ic 10 be, 862
  26. Perches, Which is lels by 578 chan i440.
  27. Theretore trom che Triangle D O P cur of 578
  28. Perches, and che Point oF Division will fall in C
  29. Draw ihe Line O, ertrich rich ) A and O P
  30. divides che Fisure inco threc equal Parts.
  31. 13. Torale che FTorizont al. Line of a Nill.
  32. Lout Instrumene beins placed ae A, caule
  33. Mark eo bC tet ux ac B, Sohigh abore checopo
  34. the Flill, a5 che Instrumene Rands trom che Crouna
  35. ac A; then cake che Angle B A D, 58 DCZ. Mea
  36. lure the distance A B, 26 Chains 80 Links: Then
  37. (aY,
  38. When vou meature a Fhill vou must meature
  39. A5 Rad: AB:: S, BAD: AD.
  40. C 90, 00 : 16 CH. 80Lin. :: 5, 32; 001
  41. 8 Ch. 90 Lin.
  42. Then remore pour Instrumeneto B, and rake
  43. che Angle C BD, 46 Des. Mcalure chedistance
  44. B C21 Chains; chen CaY,
  45. AS Rad: BC:: S, CBD: DC.
  46. 5, 90d, : 21 Ch. : : 5, 46d : 25 Ch. 12 Links.
  47. Thic 15, 12 added t0 8, 90, makes 24 Chains
  48. 2 Lintes, Forthe whole Base A C.
  49. Ocherwise chus.
  50. Fatie che Aneles BA C 58 d. and ABC, 18 de8.
  51. Suberact chese to trom 180 deg. chere will remain
  52. che Ansle C 44 des. Mcature AB; chen lar,
  53. A5, S, C: AB: : S, B: AC.
  54. che supersicies chereos, and accordine ir cast ux che 24. F0 find ihe Content os jour Field in Aeres, and
  55. Contents. Buc when vou Plot ic donn, becaule
  56. vou cannor makre a Conrex Superticies upon the
  57. Paper, vou must only Plot che Forizont al- L ine Or
  58. Base chereot, Wvtich rou must Madon over wich
  59. the relemblance oF a FTill. Thac FTorizontal 0.
  60. Base. Line, is Found atrer chis manner.
  61. Parts of an Aere.
  62. SincC NIE. Gunter S Pole Chain, all alons here
  63. used, is supposed eo be dirided into 100 equat
  64. Parts ox Links; and that everr Aere concains 160
  65. Square Perches or Poles. Theretore 160 P erehes X
  66. into 160 Perches, = a Square ACrC. BuE chC
  67. Chain beines Decimally divided, (0 chac in ore
  68. Pole Chain, there arC 10O LinkS; cheretore 1O
  69. Square Chains must make an ACrC; ThaL iS, 2M
  70. Acre vill conair 10000 L intis.
  71. The whole CChrenc beins 432 Lerches, Or 2

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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/806933011:0801?run=74