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

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  1. Whence che Tropick Anno 1500, is concluded 1o
  2. have Fallen Fune (+ d. 20 h. 2.
  3. In che latrer chrec, a c equal 107, b0 equal 15
  4. and rhe wrhole incerral ot Time is 8 Days equalt:
  5. erhence,
  6. A5199: 2062:: 4 DayS: 4 d. 3 h: 37, Wrtich
  7. caten trom the iCDay ac Noon, lcares IT d. 20h.
  8. 23 For the rime ot the Tropick agrceins wich the
  9. Former to the chird part of an FIOur.
  10. Anno 1636, Gassendus ac Marseilles obserred che
  11. Summer Solstice by a Onomon oF 53 Foor high, in
  12. order 10 derermine che Proporrion ol the Cinomon
  13. cochre Solstirial Made; and he lese chese Obserra
  14. rions, servins Cor the lccond Rule.
  15. Anne 19)
  16. Fune 20 (Str. N.
  17. 317007
  18. 31753C ParIS WHCFeOF Mh
  19. Tune 2 (Macto) 31751C Onomon W25 89428
  20. 7une 21
  21. 31759
  22. These bens dirided into rvo Sets oF chree Ob
  23. servations cach, viz. The F9th, 2och, and 22rh
  24. and the roch, 2TTh, and 22th, there viil be in the
  25. Arst chrcc, c equal 13, b equal7, Fequal 3 day5,
  26. equal r; and in che second c equalTS, Bequal 7
  27. equal 3, and S equal 2. Whence, accordins re
  28. the Rule, che roch Day ac Noon, che Sun wancee
  29. OF che Fropick a Time proporrionare rO One Da)
  30. 25FF c - 55b1O2+ C - 2 bS; chat 15, 25 11O1
  31. 64 in the Ars SCt, Or 107 +0 62 in the second Ser
  32. that i5, + d. 27R. Y5 in che SrA, Ox L d. 17. R. 25
  33. inthe second Serr; Wvhence ic may be concludeo
  34. thac che Moment oE che Tropick was on June 10c
  35. 17 h. 20 in the Meridian OF Marseilles.
  36. The ereat Adrantage ot ehis Merhod is, TH
  37. any very high Buildins secres For an Instrument, 0
  38. the cop ot any high Torver or Scceple, or even ans
  39. high Wall Whacsoerer, chatmas be sufficient ro in-
  40. cercept the Sun, and cast a erue Shade. NOr id
  41. che Polition oF che Plane on Which rou eake rhe
  42. Shade, or chac OE che Line thercon, on which rou
  43. meature che Recels oF che Sun trom the Tropick,
  44. very material; bur in whacmay soerer rou disco
  45. ver ic, the Caid Recels will be alivars in the lame
  46. Proporrion, by reason oEthe lmallnels oFthe Anele,
  47. itrich is noc 6 Minures in the Airst Are DayS: NOr
  48. necd rou enquire the Hleighe or Distance of vour
  49. Buildins, provided ic be very grear, (0 astomake
  50. the Spaces rou measure, large and Fair. Buc it id
  51. conveniene, chac the Plane on which vou tatce the
  52. Made, be nor tar from perpendicular torhe Sun, at
  53. least nor verr oblique; and thac che Wall whict
  54. calts the Made, Be Sraic and (mooth atLOP, arid
  55. irs Direction heartr Fast and West. And it Wvill be
  56. requisite to cakre che Fxtream greares Or least de
  57. viacion oF the ador oF che Wall, Decause the
  58. Made continues for a g00d rime at a stand, wirhour
  59. alterarion, Wwhich vill sire che Obserrer leature re
  60. be assured of whar he does, and nor be surprizea
  61. by che quick ransient Morion oE che Made ol 2
  62. Cinsle POI de LuCH d sance,
  63. The principal Objection is, Thac che Penumbra
  64. Ox Parrile hade BF the Sun, 1S In IIS LACICdmS Ver)
  65. dissicule ro distinsusa trom che true Iaue, Wwhict
  66. liCs.
  67. tine Flair extended in che Focus oF ihe Lye-gla (5)
  68. thenby chis means che limie ot che Made max be
  69. obtained to the urmost Exactness.
  70. TROVEK, in Law, is an Action Which 2 Man
  71. hath against one, char havins found any of his
  72. Goods, retules to deliver chom uxon demand. O1
  73. lace, Actions ot Derinue are much curnd into
  74. actions uxon he Cale, Sur Trorer e Conver-
  75. Sion.
  76. TRODOHos che Sea, is Ihe Flollon or Cariry
  77. made berween any erro Wares or Billous in a rowl-
  78. ins Sea; and irten à Ship lies donn chere, cher
  79. CaY, She lies in the Trouzh of the Sea.
  80. TROCKS, belonginsro che Carriage oF a pecce
  81. ot Ordnance, are hc Wheels Which are on ihe
  82. Axletree tomorethe Peece.
  83. TRDE Conjunction. Sec Conjunction True-
  84. TRDE Place OF a Planet OF ScaF, i8 2 Point ob
  85. Ot the Llcavens Menn by a righe Line dravn from.
  86. che Centre of the Farth, chroush che Center os ihc
  87. Planet Or Scar; Whereas ies apparent Place, is chaE
  88. wrhich is found by a ristre Line drann from che
  89. Observers Fiye chrousk che Cenrer ot rhe Planet OF
  90. Star. And ehis Point in cheHlearens is reterred 10
  91. che Ecliprick or Zodiack, bY che PLaHeE OF STaIS
  92. Circle ot Longicude.
  93. TRONCATED Prramid or Cone, is one whole
  94. rop is cut of by a Plane parallel c0 its Base; and
  95. cheretore che Fisure of che truncared cop must al-
  96. wars be similar roche Bale.
  97. Hor co snd is Solidisy; sec in che Word Fru-
  98. strum.
  99. A Truncaced Conc, orthe Frustrum oE That BodY,
  100. is called Comerimes a Curri-Cone.
  101. TRONK RoorS OF a PlanE, are licele ROOTS
  102. Which breate or grow ouc ot che Truntes oC PlatIS;
  103. and are of cvo kinds.
  104. 1s, Such 25 Vegerate bY a direct Delcene, che
  105. place ol cheir Pruprion beins Cometimes all alons
  106. che Trunk, 25 in Mints, C9C. and somerimes only
  107. in che umost Point, as in Brambles.
  108. 2dly, Such as neither ascend nor descend, but
  109. Moor Torrh ac Kishc ansles wichthe Trunk; Which
  110. cheretore, cho as 0 cheir ONice they are true
  111. RODES, vet as co cheir Nacure cher are a Midole
  112. chins becveen a Trunke and a ROOT. DI. Gren Anat.
  113. ef Plants, P. 27.
  114. TRONNTONS OF a PCCCC OE Ordnance, are
  115. chose NVobs or Bunches oF che Cuns Metal Wwhich
  116. bear her up upon the Cheeks oFthe Carrias es.
  117. TROSSES, are Ropes Fastned to the Parrels ot
  118. 2 Vard in a Strip, serrins cirher e0 bind FaCLTHC
  119. Vards ro the Masts, when che Ship rolS, lying
  120. cither a FTuil, Or ac Ankor; or co Llale dovon the
  121. Tards in a Scorm or Cust of Wind: Ther belons
  122. rothe Main- Vard, Fore Yard, and Missen, and are
  123. all broughero upon occalion.
  124. TRX; a Stip is Caid tO Try, Wwhen Be tach HO
  125. more Cails abroad, buc her Main-Pail: When her
  126. Facks are close aboard, che Bomlines set up, and
  127. the Sheats haled close atc; vten also the Helm is
  128. tied close donn tothe Board, and (0 Me is lec lie
  129. in cheSea. And Sometimes When it blows so hard
  130. thac cher cannoc maintain che Main-Cail, 25 chez
  131. Cay; chat is, cannor bear ic out, they matie her
  132. lie a Fry under a Missen- sait On lY.
  133. TOBA Fallopianae, arc cvo Dender PaNageS,
  134. Os et rather conringins che Species of che Wall,) a licele remored srom ic, grow gradually wider:
  135. sche Policion ot ihe Telelcore bemo e y a Fhes hayc lache Hloles oe Drihiees, vohict almoct
  136. 45589: 8272:. =1 (et 7 Dd35): 9 d. 20h, 2.
  137. will render chis Obserration hard eo derermine
  138. Buc is the Sin be erantmirred chrough a Felle.
  139. scope, alter che manner uled to take his Species in
  140. Solar Eclipse, and the upper halt of che Object-glals
  141. be cur oH by a Paxer pasted thereon, and the exact
  142. upper Limb oF che sun be seen just emergins our proccedins from the Womb, Which when cher are

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