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

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  1. ro hare an Fasterly Variation; Wvere irnor thar (by oE urvo Magnetical Poles oF the lame Nature: AS
  2. approachins che American Northern Pole, Which lies
  3. on the WVest side oF the Meridian, and leems tobe
  4. ot prearer force than chis ocher) the Nccdle is
  5. deawn chereby Westrard, (0 as to counter- bal-
  6. lance iheDirection siren by the Curopean Pole, anc
  7. ro male a (maII WV est Variarion in the Meridian ot
  8. the Lands-end it CelF. Tet abouc the Meridian ot
  9. rheIDe Ferceran ris supposed our nearest Pole may
  10. (0 tar prerail, 25 10 sire the Necale 2 licele turn
  11. roche Cast; cho bur tor à verr lictle space; the
  12. countes ballance of chole trvo Poles permirrins no
  13. considerable Variarion in aIl ehie Fastern part ot
  14. alo hou ic is, chac under rhe Came Meridian, cHC
  15. Variarion Mould be in one place 29 Degrees and a
  16. hale West, and in anorher 20 Desrees and a halt
  17. Fast.
  18. In the Forrid Zone, ard parricularty under che
  19. Equinoctial, respect must be had r0 all Four Poles.
  20. and cheir Positions vell considered, ocherwise ic
  21. Will noc be easie to derermine wrhar Variacions MaII
  22. be; che nearest Pole beins alvars Arongest; yet
  23. noc (0, 25 noc robe conneer. Ballanced lomerimes by
  24. the unired Forces of rvo more remore; as is nored
  25. in che cishch Obserrarion, chac in Pailins tronn
  26. che Attantick Oceans nor upon che WeA CoaA OF Sc. FTelena, by che IAC oF ascension, 1o che lqua-
  27. fineland and Treland, France, Spain, and Barbarr.
  28. Bucto the Westwards oF che Azores, the POrvex OF
  29. the American Pole, overcomine chac oE che Furo-
  30. pean, che Necalehas chiesy respect cherero; and
  31. curns Aill more and more corards ic, 25 YOu 2P-
  32. proachit. WVhence it comes to pals, Thar on the
  33. CoasOE Virginia, Nem Fnsland. Nem found L and
  34. and in FTuasonS. Streiches, the Variarion is West
  35. Wrard; thac ic increases as vou po From thence ro-
  36. vards Furope, and thac ic is lels in Virginia and
  37. Nem Enstand, chan in Nem found Land, and FIud.
  38. sons Streights.
  39. cor, on che Norch. Wes Coursc; che Variarion i
  40. very licrle Fasterty, and in chac wvhole Pract unal
  41. rerable, because char che south American Pole,
  42. (hich is considerably che nearest in the atorelaid
  43. Places) requirins a grear Pasterly Variarion, id
  44. counerpoired by che concrarr Acraction oF che
  45. Norrh American, and che Asian South Pole; cactr
  46. Wrhereot linsly are, in chele Parrs, Wreater chanche
  47. American South Pole; and upon che North- W es
  48. Courle, the Distance trom chis latrer is rerr licele
  49. varied; and a5 rou recede trom the asian Souch
  50. Pole, the Ballance is Aill preserred by accels co-
  51. This Westerly Variation 2gain decreales, 25 vou wards che North american Pole. In chiscale nono-
  52. pals over che Norrh america, and abour che Meri- tice is caten ot chie Furopean North Pole; its Meri
  53. dian ofrhe midale ot California, the Xeedle 2gain dian beins licle remored from those ot chese Pla-
  54. poines due Norch; and from chence Westards t0
  55. redzo and Zapan, ris suppoled the Variarion is Pa
  56. serty; andhalt Sea orer, noc le(S chan LS DesrCCS :
  57. Anid chac chis Bast Variation exrends over Fapan,
  58. redzo, F. ast. Farrary, and parr oF China, till ic mect
  59. with che Westerly, wrhich is sorerndbythe Furo
  60. pean Worch Pole, and which is grearest Comenhere
  61. in Russa.
  62. Lovards che Souch Pole the Ffect is much chC
  63. Came, onythachere the Sourh Point oF the Necdle
  64. is actracted.
  65. Ftence it will Follon, Thac che Variation on che
  66. Const oF Brazil, ac the Rirer oF Plate, and (0 on
  67. co the Screishes oF Macellan, Mould be Pasteriy, il
  68. re suppose a Magnerical Pole sicuared abour 20
  69. Deorees more Westerty chan che Streichis of Ma-
  70. Tellan. And chis Fasterly Variarion dorh exrenc
  71. Fastard over ihe grearest part oE the Ethiopiek
  72. Sca, till ic be counter poir d by che Verrue oF che
  73. Other Souchern Pole; 25 ic is about midmar bc.
  74. uvcen the Cape of 600d Frope, and the IDes OF Fri
  75. stan d Acuntia
  76. Fromthence Fastwards che Asian Sourh Pole be-
  77. cominu preralet atid Llc South Point of the Nec.
  78. ale beins aca WCLCDY, there arises a W est
  79. Variarion very Frear in Ouancier and Extenc, be.
  80. cause oF the srear Distance oF chis Magnerical Pole
  81. ol The WorId.
  82. Flence ILIS, Lhac I all EC Mnaa Sen d5 Far a3
  83. Hollandia Nova, and tarcher, chete ls contancs
  84. West Variarion; and char under the Rquaror it sel,
  85. datedt
  86. ces, and ot ic selF reguiring che Came Variarions ve
  87. here find.
  88. ACter che lame manuer rou may proceed to de
  89. cermine che Variations in orher Places, under and
  90. near che Equator
  91. AUIthis, Seems very much eo contiem the atore
  92. Caid Fsy pothesis, Thatthere are in the F arth four suet
  93. Magnetical Points, or Poles, which occasion the great
  94. Variety, and seemine irregularity, which is observd
  95. in the Variation of the Compass.
  96. Bur eo calculare exactlr wrhar ic is, in any Place
  97. astignd, is noc as rer done, nor is ic determin d in
  98. Whac Proporrion che Auractire Pouer decreales, 25
  99. rou remore trom the Pole ot che Magnet; 25 al(0
  100. the chanse ot che Variarion, and ac Whac rate, is
  101. noc yet pertectlr dilcorered
  102. From che Foresoins Fable, it Mould Peem, chat
  103. all che Magnericat Poles had a Morion Westrard;
  104. bur if ic be s0, tis eridene, Thac ic is nOT a ROTa-
  105. rion abouethe Axis oF che Farrh; For chenche Va
  106. riations would continue che Came, in the lame Pa-
  107. rallet ot Laricude (che L.onsitude only chansed) 25
  108. much as is the Morion of che Magnerical POles:
  109. Bur the contrary is found by Experience; F0r
  110. chere is no irhere in che Laritude ot Sr and
  111. an halE Worch, berween Encland and America
  112. a Variation oF Ir Degrees Fast, at chistime; 25 it
  113. Wras once hereat Fondon. WWheretoreir scems chac
  114. our Furopean Pole is gronn nearer che Pole Articte
  115. than it ivas hererofore; or else thac it has IOA
  116. Parc OF its verrue.
  117. Bur vohether rhese Mapnerick Poles more alro-
  118. Secher wich one Morion, or ich sereral, Wrhether
  119. equallr, or unequallr; Whecher Circular, Or Li
  120. Otatory: IF Circular, abOuE WhaT C enTeF;
  121. Libracory, atcer whasmannex, chinss ret un
  122. Lenown.
  123. ic arises EO HO LB Cat 1B Degrees, Where ris
  124. About che Meridian oF che Istand oE Colebes, bc
  125. ins likemise char of this Pole, this Westerlr Varid
  126. Morccares, ant dut Lalterlr begins, Whle llaches
  127. tothe Micale et ene Souut sed, Occen theMid.
  128. dle oF Zelandia Nova and Cbili, leavins room FOr
  129. Souch Pole.
  130. From all this ir appears, Phal ese Lirection. est
  131. che. Ncccle inthe Lemperare and Frigid Zone, de-
  132. sinall WVest Variation sorerned by che American
  133. pends chiesty upon che Counrerpoise otche L’orees

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