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

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  1. and che greater Or less Laxiey ot chose StratA. FOK
  2. the TamIC FeAION, Fhe WVALCK OE ORC Rives may a
  3. bonne vich it more chan Fhat OF anotter; nay
  4. the Came Rirer, wrtien much asitated and in Com.
  5. motion, must bear ux more oF ic, than wten id
  6. mores wich less Rapidity and Violence.
  7. That rhere I5 a Great quantir, oF chis Nartex is
  8. Rirers; and thar it contribures vastly ro the ordi
  9. nary Fertilirr oF ehe Parth, we have an illustrious
  10. Instance in the Nile, ihe Ganges, and orhex RIvers
  11. thac zearty Orercto the, Neishbouring Plains
  12. Their Banls Mew che Fairest and largest Crops o
  13. any in che whole WVord: Ther are eren loaded
  14. With the multirude ofcheir Productions; and thole
  15. rho hare nor scen them, ill hardly be induced to
  16. veliere the migher Recurns chole Fracts make, ir
  17. Comparison OF Ochers, chac have noc che Benetit 0
  18. like nundations.
  19. 7. Water serves onty for a Vehicle to the Terrestriat
  20. Maiter Wbich forms Vecetables, and does not it se
  21. male any addition unto them.
  22. Where ChC pFOpex Terrestrial Matter is Wantins
  23. the Plant IS nOT Auemented, tho nevex (O mUCH
  24. Water ascend into it.
  25. The Catapuria in F, rook up more Water tham
  26. the Mint in C, and vet had grovn bur very licle
  27. havins receired ontr 3 = Gor. OF addirional WeishE
  28. whereas the ocher had receired no less than
  29. 26OF
  30. The Mint in T, Wwas planced in the Came sorr ot
  31. NVaces as Thac in KE WaS; only the latter had Parth
  32. dissolved in Water, and vet thac drew of 13140
  33. Or. OF Water, saining ic sel(no more than F39 CF.
  34. in Weighe; Whereas che ocher co0k up buL 10731
  35. GF. OF WVater, and WaS augmented 16B GF. in
  36. WeishE; ConsequentY, TMaT (pCnE 2409 GF. more
  37. OF che Wacer chan this in K did, and vet Was
  38. nOt (0 much encreased in Weighe as This, bY 29
  39. Grains.
  40. The Mint in M Aood in che very same Kind oF
  41. eis manifest, Water, a5 Well uxon chis, as upon
  42. the ocher Lsyporhelis, is absolutels necessary in che
  43. Attair oF recetation; and ic will nor succeed wich.
  44. out ic: Which, indced, save occasion to the Opi
  45. nion, Thac Water iE (elF PTourished, and was chan-
  46. sed inco Vegetable Bodies. Ther Caw, Thaccho
  47. these vere planced in a Soil never (0 Rich, (oFTap
  48. PV, (0 Adrancageous, norhins came of ic, untese
  49. chere as WVater t00 in considerable Ouantier.
  50. And ir must be alloved, Vecetables ill norcome
  51. On Or prosper, Wrhere thac is anrins. But ve
  52. Whac chele Genelemen inferred thenCC, WaS nOE,
  53. we lec, ell prounded
  54. This Fluid, is capacitated For the ONice here ab
  55. Sioned ic, several ays. By the Fisure ot ies
  56. Parts, Wvtich as axpears trom many Fxperiments
  57. is Exactlr and Machemarically Spherical; cheir
  58. Surtaces beins pertectir Polire, and wichout an
  59. the least Tnequalities. Dis evident, Corpascles ob
  60. such a Figure are easily susceptible of Motion, rea
  61. tar abore any ochers wharloerer; and consequent.
  62. ly, che most capable ot movins and converine
  63. Orher Matrer that is noc (0 Actire and Voluble
  64. Then che Interrals oF Bodies oF chat Figure are
  65. rith respect ro cheir BuIK, Ot all ochers, che largeA
  66. and (0 the most Acrins to receire and encercain
  67. Foreien Matrer in chem. Belides, 25 Far a5 che
  68. Frials hicherro made inform us, the constiment
  69. Corpuscles oF Wacer, are cach sinsly considered
  70. absolurelr solid, and do nor rield eo rhe greatest
  71. external Force. Fhis secures their Figure against
  72. any Alteration; and the Incerrals oF che Corpus-
  73. cles must be alvars alike.
  74. By chelacrer, twilt be erer disposed to receire
  75. Maccer inco ic: And by che Former, Wvhen once
  76. receired, to bear ir on alons wich ic
  77. Water is Furrher capaciraced ro be 2 Vehicle 10
  78. this Matter, by che Penuier and Finenes oF che
  79. Corpuscles oE Wtich ic consistS. Wehardly know
  80. any Fluid in all Nature, excepe Fire, Whole Con-
  81. RituenE PartS are (O exccedine subril and (mall, 25
  82. xhose of Water are. TherII pa(S POres and TNTer.
  83. NVacer, 25 That in N did. Bur che WVater in MI sices, thac neicher Air nor any other Fluid will
  84. havins much less Terrestrial Marter in ic than that
  85. in NY had, the Plane BorC UP 8803 GY. OF it, gain-
  86. ins ic SelF OnIY AY GF. the wehile; Whereas chac in
  87. NV drei oA no more chan 434+ Gr. and yer was
  88. augmented 94 GF. S0 cMaL ic SpeNE 4459 OF. 0t
  89. Nacer more chan thar did; and vet was nor ir selt
  90. (0 much encreased in Wcighe as chat as by
  91. 53 GF.
  92. This is boch a verr fair and a very conctumre
  93. Instance; on Which acconne tis thac L makre often
  94. This enables them ro enter the sinest Tubes and
  95. Vesels OF PlanES, and to introduce che Ferrestrial
  96. Macter, conrerins ic to all parrs oF them; Whilst
  97. cach, by means of Organs tis endon d wich for
  98. the purpole, intercepes and asumes into ir selE suctr
  99. Particles as are siitable eo ies omn Nature, lerrine
  100. che rest pass on chroush che common Ducts: Nay
  101. we hare almostererr where Mcchanical Instances
  102. OF much the lame renOr.
  103. Tis obrious co ererr onc, hon casiir and sud-
  104. dentr Elumidier, or rhe Corpuscles oF Wacer CuF-
  105. cained in the Air, perrade and insinvare chemselres
  106. inco Cords, hoerer ristuly twisted into Leacher
  107. LAIS ic is chac trs them For FIygrometers, and
  108. their Nourithmene. Thac Maer IS HISSIIL ala) OE Moisture in the AIr, in different Places and
  109. use oF ic. Indecd ches are aIl (o; and co add any
  110. thins Furchet M s Flead, ill noc be necdtul.
  111. Tis Chdent cheretore, Water IS nOE thC MatteF
  112. thar compoles Vegerable Bodies; ris only che A- Parchment, Vegetable Bodies, Wood, and the like.
  113. sen chal Convers chal L WOLHICHII CIaL II-
  114. Eroduces and disrouus I to cheir several Parrs For ro meature and determine che different Ouantiries
  115. inactire, alte vould cuans cmu WUsScaIOnS.
  116. Beds oF Farth, without erer adrancines ux into
  117. Plants, did not Wacer, Or lome lile Instrument,
  118. Ferch ic Forch, and carrr ic unto rhem.
  119. Thac cheretore chere is charplencitul Provision and
  120. vast Abundance oE it supplied 10 aIl PaFIS OF che
  121. FarFH; I5 a NTarK OF a Natural Providence SuPer
  122. intendins over the Globe ve Inhabic, and Crdain-
  123. ins a due dispensation oE chat Fluid, withour che
  124. Nlinister oF which, the noble Succestion oF Bodies
  125. ere behold in Animals, Vecetables, and Minerals
  126. ceed.
  127. The Planrs that ere set in the Glasses O, R,
  128. Cc. in October, and inthe tollowins colder MOncHS,
  129. TTow treelr Wacer palles and Carries WIII I
  130. Terrestrial Macrer chrough Fileres, Colacures, Di-
  131. Ailations, (9c. hach been incimated alreadr.
  132. 8. Water is not capable os persormins this Office 10
  133. sronta ve ait ac 2 pard. Puc 10tees 10 Ctane
  134. Plants, untess assisted by a aue quantits os Lect
  135. and chis must u, i eseaton t ot sub
  136. hadt noc near ihe Mlal) Ot Nater leme up ince
  137. them,

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