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

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  1. Erom ibe foresoins Table ris observed, by et
  2. Learned C apt. LLalC).
  3. E. Thar in all Furope, the Variation ac chis cime
  4. is V est, and more in che Pastern Parrs thereot thai
  5. the Welcer, increasins rhac Way.
  6. 2. Thac onthe Coast oF America, about Virginia
  7. Nem-Eneland, and Nem found Land, the Variation
  8. is Westerly, increasins all the ar as you 80NOr.
  9. cherly alons che Coast, (0 25 ro be abore 20 DC.
  10. BrCes ac Nem found Land, nearly 30 Degrees ir
  11. FuasonS Streiches, and nor lels chan 57 Degrees in
  12. Bassin S- Bay: and chat as vou Sail Eastard ErOn
  13. ehis Coast, the Variarion diministes.
  14. Whence ic is, Thac somenhere between Furo)
  15. and che North Pare oE America, there must bc a
  16. Fasterty Variarion, or at leastno Variarion.
  17. 3. Thac on che Coast oE Brazil, there is Fast
  18. Variarion, increasins as vou 80 to the Souchard
  19. (0 astO bCF2 DegreeS at C ape Frio, and 20 Degrecs
  20. and half over asainst R. Plata; and chence Cailinq
  21. South westerr, ro che Screishus ot Magellan, i
  22. decreales 17 Degrees, and ac che West Pntraric
  23. abouc 14DCGrCeS.
  24. 4. Thac at ihe Fastward OF Brasil, ehis FasterI
  25. Variation decreases, (0 a5 ro be rery licele at
  26. St. Fselena and Ascension, and ro be quire sone, anc
  27. the Compals Point rrue about 18 Deprees ol Lon
  28. sicude West trom che Cape ot G00d HopC.
  29. That E0 che Fastward or ihe aloresaid Places
  30. Wrestward Variarion bexins, and governs in al
  31. the Indian Sea, ariling t0 18 Degrees under The F
  32. quaror, about che Meridian of che Northern pare
  33. ot Madasascar; and 27 Degrees and a half in 38
  34. Degrees South Laricude, near the same Meridian:
  35. Fasterly From chence, the West Variarion decrea-
  36. ses, (025to bc nor much above B Degrces aE C ap.
  37. Comorin, and about 3 Degrees upon the Coast 0
  38. Fava; and about che Molucca istands to be quire
  39. sone; 2s also a lierle ro che WeAvard oE Van Die
  40. mens Land.
  41. 6. Thac to che Bastward oE che Moluceas anee
  42. Van Diemens Land, in Souch Larirude, rhere arises
  43. anocher Fasterty Variarion, Wrhich (cems noc se
  44. sreac as che Former, nor ot (0 larse LxtenE; FOr
  45. thac at the Tsand Rorterdam, iE IS sensibly less
  46. chanripon the PaA Coas oF Nem Ouinea; and a1
  47. the rare ic decreales, ic may well be suppoled, thar
  48. abour 20 Degrees Furcher Fastard, Or 225 DC.
  49. Grees FaCtL onsirude Fromi London, in the Laritud
  50. ol 20 Desrees Souch, a Westerly Variarion be
  51. BinS.
  52. Lhac the Variacion caken at Baldivia, and a1
  53. the WVest Fintrance oF the Streighes of Magellan
  54. Mewrs, Thac ihe FaAt Variarion noced in che chird
  55. Oobserration, is decrealins apace; and rhat ic can-
  56. noc well exrend mans Degrées inrothe South Sea,
  57. From the Coast of Peru and Chili, learine room For
  58. a inail Westerly Variacion in thac Tract oF che un-
  59. Hnonn Worid chac lies in the mid-war becween
  60. Chili and Nem Zealand, and berween Hounds istanc
  61. and Peru.
  62. the Course, wherein chere is no Variation, is evi
  63. denly no Meridian, buc racher Norrh. West.
  64. 9. Thacthe Fnerance OF FudsonS Screighes, and
  65. che Mouth oF R. Plata, beins neartr under the
  66. Pame Meridian, ac the one Place che Nccdle varies
  67. 29 Deorees and a halF W est; at the other 20 DC.
  68. Siees and a hals Fatt.
  69. Magnot, havine four Marnetical Poles, or Points os
  70. aterc
  71. thas inthose Parrs of the Worid which lic near adja-
  72. cent to any one of those Magnetical Poles, the Neeate
  73. is covernd thereby the nearest Pole ben caluss p
  74. dominant over the more remote.
  75. Andhe conjectures, Phac che Pole, Wohichis at
  76. Present nearest co us, lies in or near the Meridian
  77. Ot the Lands-end oF England, and noc abore +DC
  78. Erees trom the Artick Pole; by chis Pole che Vari-
  79. ations in all Furope and Fartary, and che North sea
  80. arc principally soverned; tho with regard ro che
  81. Othet Northern Pole, Wtiose Situation is in the MC-
  82. ridian passins abour the midale ot California, and
  83. abOur 15 Degrées Trom che Norch Pole oF che
  84. Worid; co chis che Needle has chiety respect in
  85. aIl che North America, and in the EWO OCCANS On
  86. cicher side chereot, trom ihe Azores Westwards 10
  87. Fapan, and Farrher.
  88. The cmo Souchern Poles are racher hurther di-
  89. Aanetrom the Sourh Pole oF the WV orId: The one
  90. about r6 Degrees there From, in a Neridian Lome
  91. 20 Deer. 10 the Westard oF MagellanS Straichis
  92. Ox 95 Deorces West From London; chis commands
  93. che Necdle in aIl South America, in the Pacifick Sea,
  94. and che greacest part ot the Fthiopick Ocean.
  95. The Fourth and last Pole seems co hare the grea
  96. test Porver, aud largest Dominions oF all, 25 it i5
  97. the most remore from the Pole oEche Worid, beine
  98. licele lels than 20 Degrees distant there trom, in
  99. rhe Meridian wtrich passes chro Nem FTolland andche
  100. pand Celebes about 120 Desrees Fast From Lon-
  101. don; this Pole is predominane in the Souch part ot
  102. africa, in Arabia, and the Red- Sea. in Persia, In-
  103. dia, and is IBands; and all over the indian Sea-
  104. trem the Capeos 600d Frope Fastwards, co themid-
  105. ale ot che grear Souch Sea chac divides Asia from
  106. America.
  107. This Ccems to be the prelene Dilpolition ot the
  108. Magnetical Verrue chroushout che whole Globe ot
  109. ihe Farrh: Ieremains eo sheu hon this LIYPOthe
  110. Eis malres our all the Variations that have been ob-
  111. Cerred ot late; and hor ic ansivers ro che several
  112. Remarts drawn trom che Table.
  113. And APS, IE IS PIaIM, CaC (OUL FuroDean NortB
  114. Pole beins in the MeridianoF che Lands-end OF Ln
  115. lana) all Places more Fastertr chan chat, wili have
  116. ic on the W est side oF their Meridian; and conse-
  117. quener che Necale respectinq ic wich ils NOr
  118. chern Poine, will have a Westerly Variation, Which
  119. Wwill Aill be sreater as vou 50 t0 the Fastvards;
  120. eill vou come to lome Meridian oF Russia, Wtere
  121. Namrius ihe same; so chac in ahis par os ihe Woria
  122. Whence iis concluded,
  123. Yhat ehe whole Clobe os ehe Farch is one creat
  124. 8, Thac in Cailing Norrh. W est From S. TTelena,
  125. twill be oreacest, and From thence delleale asaM.
  126. Thus at Brest che Variation beins bur L Degrec anc
  127. Z GuATTeES, AE London a Desrees and a halF; buE
  128. by Ascension, 25 FaF 25 the Fquator, che Variarion at Dantzick, Deorees WVest. T0 che Nestvare
  129. conrinues very mall Lalt, anid 2d X Were, c. t e tetclai t lie Lrao. eha le a il

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