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

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  1. 70 sec ehis t0 B0 rixHE, Vort HIIC Aa Ou A WATEK, which che Chrmilts call Pblegm, id
  2. ortiat Poine ot elle Compassthe Moon makes Full che ach oF che s Chimical Principles, and one ot
  3. every Point Norch ot Souton, 45 ot an tloui.
  4. Thus at London Bridse, tis rulgarty choughe to
  5. be Fligh.warer, the Moon at North. Fast, and South
  6. West, whieh are tour Poinrs trom che Nontt oI
  7. South.
  8. OF FhuS. By che Tide. Tables, learn hou ma
  9. ny Flours trom che Moons Sourhins, iis Eieh
  10. WaTeES
  11. Oethus. Find ae Wohac Floux it is Flipl. are
  12. aE the Full and Chanse oF che Moon; aS AE Lon
  13. don-Bridee, che Tull Tide is reckoned eo be chrec
  14. ITours trom che MoonS Souchins, Or ac 3 OF thC
  15. Clockarthe Full and Chansc. TheDar oF Con.
  16. Junction, or Nem-Moon, wich a licele Scud ro poine
  17. being ser ro che Hour (0 Found, will atterivard
  18. poincro che Hour of cheFull.Tide
  19. This is the common may: Bur chis Rins beine
  20. alrvars in Morion, Whereas the Tides are nOL,
  21. better way perhaps max betound ouc; 25 suppol
  22. by causng a WVhéel or Rins tobe mored forvare
  23. only rrvice a Dar, and ro lcep Time (as near as ca
  24. be) wich che Accurare MI. Flamsteeds most correct
  25. Tables.
  26. 8. T0Calculate Numbers, 1 ssn L B) BC
  27. Planets, the son Morion os the fixed Stars, the
  28. Suns aposeum, the Revolurion of the Drazons
  29. Fread and Tail, whereby the FClipses of the Sun
  30. and Moon are found, the Revolution of the severat
  31. Orbs, accordine ro the Prolemaick Sistem, or of th
  32. Celestial Bodies themselves, accordins 10 better Sy.
  33. Stems, ec.
  34. Besides ihe Direction already siven, there needs
  35. onty etius much in general, .1. c. knowins che
  36. Tears ot any of thele Rerolutions, vou may break
  37. thac Number into Ouorienes, if vou will makethe
  38. Rerolution depend upon che Ycars Morion wrtich
  39. is already in cheMorement, and describea ut IC
  40. 3d oF chis. Or it vou ould hare it dependut.
  41. On the DyalWheel, or uxon the Bears ot a Pendu
  42. ehe Pasire OnCS. Tis never deaun pure and un
  43. mixt, Which makes ic a licrle more decertre chan
  44. COMMIOn WVacCF.
  45. This Principle, probably, contributes much to
  46. the Crowh ot Bodies, in char ic boch renders and
  47. Keeps che Actire Principles Fluid. S0 chac chey
  48. are capate oE beins conrer d by Circulation inro
  49. the Pores oF the Mixd; and allo, becaule it cem
  50. pers cheir exorbicant Morion, and keeps them ro.
  51. gerter, lo chac chey are nor (0 easily and soon dissi-
  52. Pared.
  53. In all suchBodies, Whose Actire Substances are
  54. joined and uniced preuy closely cosether, a5 in
  55. common Salt, Tarrar, ail Planes thac are noc odo-
  56. riferous, and in mans Animal Bodies chis Princi
  57. ple is che Erst chac comes in Distillarion. Buc When
  58. Wacer is mixed wich rolatile Sales, or wich the
  59. Spirir oF Wine, or is in any odoriterous Mixr
  60. phenche volarile Parricles will eise and come aay
  61. Arst.
  62. IrAPEK Born, is wten a Shix even and just
  63. wich che Cround, hrst bexins ro Adat or svim, be-
  64. ins born ux by the WVater.
  65. WVATER Line oF a Strip, is chac which distin-
  66. guistreth chac Part ot her ivhich is under WVarer
  67. trom char abore, when Me is duly Laden.
  68. WVATER-ShOt, is a Tor oF Ridins ae Anchor
  69. When a Shix is Moored neither cross the Tide non
  70. righe up and donn, bue quartered berwixt boch
  71. WATER Way, in a Stip, is a snall piece oE
  72. Timber lyins Fore and atc on her Deck, clole b
  73. her Sides, 10 prerent che Wacers runmins doun
  74. chere.
  75. WATERX BUMOUY OF the EyC. Sec Aqueors
  76. FTumours.
  77. WVATERY MeteorS. SeC Meteors.
  78. NAVED, Or WVavy, a cerm in Fleraldry, whem
  79. a Bordure or any Ordinary or Charse in a C oac oF
  80. Arms hach irs Duc. lines oF chis Mape
  81. lum, enoush is Paid betore io direct rou in chis Fasily risins and fallins like the Wares oF che
  82. MaETCF.
  83. In all chese NoW Morions, rou may Comenhat
  84. Borren vour Labour by endlels Screwsto serve
  85. for Pinions, which are bur as a Pinion ot on
  86. Tooch.
  87. An Inistance oF chis vou have in the ACCOnnE
  88. Sir Zones Moore sires ot his larse Sphere-Soine
  89. Clock- vork, in his Math. Compendium, P. T17
  90. Where a Morion oF 17200 Pears is pertorm d by
  91. six Wheels, beins For hesuns Aposeum. Iis W orde
  92. are chele.
  93. Sea.
  94. WAVES os ihe Sea, OE any Water. NIT. IaaC
  95. Nemcon hach demonstrated, L ib. 2. Prop. 45. Princip
  96. Thattheir Velociry is almars in half the Ratio of their
  97. Breaath; and their Breadch is estimared to be the
  98. distance bereen che ruo Summits or top edges ot
  99. any cvo Wares; or a righe Line dravn trom che
  100. midele ot onc Hlollo, ro che midale of che
  101. Orher.
  102. Let there be a Pendulum, whose Lenech From
  103. the Point oF Suspension ro che Center oF Oscilla
  104. tion all be the Breadth oF any rrvo Wares; chen
  105. while che Pendulum matres ic Oscillations, the
  106. Wares will pals over a Distance equal e0 cheir
  107. Breadch.
  108. Fence he concludes, That chose Waves Whose
  109. Tariude or Breadchis 3Es Parisian Feer, will palo
  110. orer a Dictance equal cotheir Breadch in 2 Seconcd
  111. ot Time.
  112. And in the eime ot one Minure, chose Waves
  113. Will rur 183= Fcet; and in che space ot an HOur,
  114. 12000 uch Fcer nearly.
  115. WVAY oF a Ship, is sometimes che lame with che
  116. Rake Or Run oF her Formard or attmard on: Bur ris
  117. mostiy used as toher Sailins: For when Me BOes
  118. apace, cher Cay. She bach a B0oa Way, oc p e
  119. C
  120. Sea, ac chePlace for otut nare our Wacchlerve
  121. EO: Converr chat Poine into FTours, allowins for
  122. cc For the Crear Wheel Aixed is 96, a Spindle
  123. votcet oF 12 Bars turns round ic 8 times in 26
  124. FTOuES; Thac is, in 3 Flours; alter thele, there
  125. are Four Whecls, 20, 73, 24, 75, vroushe by
  126. endlels Screws, that are in Value bur one:
  127. Wheretore 3, 20, 73, 24, and 75, multiplica
  128. cosether, continually produceth7884000FIouisi
  129. votich divided by 24, sires 3285000 D275.
  130. equal 10 900 Vears. Non on che las Whecl.
  131. 75 is a Pinion oF6, curnins a grear Wheel thac
  132. carrieth che aposcum Numiber rT4; and TIA
  133. divided by 6, sires r9the Ouorient; arid 90c
  134. rimes 19, i6 17100 Y eaPS.

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