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

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  1. ture neaxtr Specutal, ac alo10 Paccus thac some j Laricudes torhe Souchrards chereot; For near che
  2. lootins onevas, and some anocher, do restect che Linc, che Air is much more raritied, chan ac
  3. Rays oE Lishetallins uponchem, noc romards onc
  4. oreacer Dictance trom ir; becaule che sun is errice
  5. in a Zear Verrical chere, and ac no time distanE a
  6. Ore 23 Degrees i, ac. wrhich Distance the IIcar
  7. Oeins a5che sine of the Angle of Incidence, is bur
  8. lrle Morr oF thac of che Perpendicular R2Y
  9. rhereas under che Tropicks, cho che Sun Aay
  10. IOODINOS, in a Ship, are thole Plantes lons Verrical, vet he is as Ions 47 Degrees oA
  11. eotich atc solned and Fastned alons cue Ship Side) wohich is a kind oF Winter, Wvherein the Air sC
  12. cools, 25 char che summer FPear cannoc varm id
  13. to chie Came Degree with chac under the Equator
  14. WVheretore the. Aic co che Norchward and Souct.
  15. ward beins lessraritied chan char in che midale; is
  16. Follos, charfcom boch Sides ic oughero rend EO
  17. wards che Equator. This Morion compounded
  18. wich che former Lasterty Wind, ansivers aIl che
  19. Phaenomena ot che General Prade Winds; wtrict
  20. it che irhole Surtace of che Globe ivere Sea, voule
  21. undoubredr b’ow all round che Wortd, a5 chez
  22. are found ro do in che attanticl and sEthiopick
  23. Occans.
  24. Bur secins that (0 oreat Continents do interpole
  25. and break the Continuier of ThC OCCANS, ReTaTO
  26. must be had eo the Nacure oF rhe Soil, and che
  27. Posirion ot the ITigh Mouncains, which arethie
  28. uvo principal Caules oF the several Variarions ot
  29. the Wind From theformer general Rule; For it
  30. Conneer lins near thesun, pon WDe Llal, San
  31. dr, and L. ou Land, such asthe Delerrs ot Lybit
  32. are ulually reporred robe, the FPear occasioned b.
  33. the Refection ot the Suns Beams, and the Recen
  34. tion chereot in the Sand, is incredible co chosecha
  35. have noc Feltic; Wherebrche AIEBCHIS CACCCI
  36. Is raritied, IE IS necellarY ThaL THIS COOL AHE MOI
  37. dense Air Mould run chichermards ro reltore
  38. squilibrium: This is suppoled ro be the Cause
  39. Whynear che Coalt ot Guinea che Windalvays set
  40. in uponche Land, blowins Westerlr instead of F a
  41. Herlr, chere beine Cusficient Realonto beliere, chay
  42. che Intand Pares ot africa, are prodisious hor
  43. ince the Northern Borders chereot rvere (o intem
  44. Derare, as to sire the Ancienes cause ro conclude
  45. Thac all berond che Propicts as made uninhabita.
  46. ble by excels oF Fear
  47. anothet, bur outwards, rowards che Spectarors Cye
  48. LuC. the accoun of Wrhirenels, according ro ihe
  49. Nenrontan LLypochesis OF. LIHL aria C
  50. oto 15
  51. Thactis che ResuIE OF the Mixture oF alL POrES O)
  52. ad Lizbt
  53. Rars oF Liehtrosethier. Sec Colours
  54. InEO THE STCEN
  55. NTLL, OE Last Will. Sec Testament.
  56. WVIND, ac Sea, cher call brHIBMIS a Strips
  57. Fleac about, Windins of ber; and wllen he come
  58. coride at an Letter, II 15 Cdid ro Wina ap: AIIC
  59. voten ile is under Sail, chey use coeHaITC, LIon
  60. se rinuo, ac. oonich war Me lies WosckLsCaC
  61. 50, mathe Boat, is roturm her LACalt aBOUI.
  62. Conrirents.
  63. WIND is desind eo be the Scream, Or Curren
  64. OFthe AIE, and where such Current is perperually
  65. and AXL I IIS Courte, tis necellarr ac Il Proceed
  66. From a Peasem mintermitrins C’ausc. NHerc
  67. Pore lome hare been inclined to propole che Diur
  68. nal Rocace ot che Carthuxon its Axis, OY Wtich
  69. 25 the CilobCcaens l’astvards, che loole and Auic
  70. Parricles ot cu alr, beins lo exceedins st ds
  71. cher be, are letr behind, (o thac in respect of the
  72. Farchs surtace, cner more Mellrdras, and be.
  73. come a conttant Pacterly Wind. Chis Opinion
  74. Seems Conurmed, For Tharrhese WMas aretou
  75. don-
  76. ly near che Lguinocnal, in chole l’arallels oF Lati-
  77. tude, wvhere che Diurnal Mocion is Cvisrest; but
  78. ehe ContanE CAHS IN eC ManicK Sea, near thC
  79. Guinen, ael the Periodical Westerty Monsions
  80. der ihC Lquator in ene Indian deas, lecl ll
  81. clare che insusticieney oF chac HIy pochelis.
  82. Betides, the Rir beins KepEFO EHC LatM by chC
  83. Equator; the Westerly Winds near the Coast ob
  84. Principle ot Gravity, vould in Time, acquire chic
  85. Tame Deoreeot relocur, chac che as dulace
  86. mores ith, 25 Well in respect of che Diurnal RO-
  87. ration, a5 oF che Annual about the Sun, which is
  88. about 30 times svitter.
  89. le remains cheretore re substiture toule beet
  90. Cause, capable of producins a like consta cHec
  91. nocliable to che lame Objections, but delecable rc
  92. chekno Croverties oE che FleeS O AI alid
  93. From e lame lause it happens, thac Cete alC
  94. the Rains, for chis lraet beine placed inthe midale
  95. becween the Weltertr Winds, blowins on theCoal
  96. ot Oninea, and che Patterly Frade Winds blovine
  97. coche Westards chereot, che rendener oF che Ais
  98. Wacer, and che L. as oF che Motion oF Fluid B0-
  99. dies. Sucn an one is le secn e e Suns Beams
  100. uxon the Air and Water, 25 he passes everr Day
  101. overche Occans, considered rogecher wichrheNa
  102. turc oF che Soil, and siruarion ot che adjoynins
  103. (0 constant Calims in that parr OF the Ocean, callec
  104. hero, I5 inditterenero eicher, and (o Aandsin P qui
  105. benc armosphere, beins diminithed br the continual
  106. lon thac che Rir here holas net ene cous rapo
  107. Theretore, accordins tO ehC LaWS OL Oa
  108. the AH, wrtich is lels caritied or expandea bs LICal,
  109. and consequentr more ponderous, mult have a
  110. Morioh round those Parts chereot, which arc t
  111. raritied, and less ponderous, eo brins it 10 an A
  112. quiliorium; also, the Prelence oFche Sun continu.
  113. ally hifrins eo che Westvards, chac part alus
  114. erhich che Rir rends, by realon of che Raritaction continued Scream, a5 Fast as ic rarities, and chat
  115. made br his prearest Meridian Ilear, is wich him beins ascended, ic must disperse ic selF ro prelerre
  116. carried Westrard, and consequenty che rendencs
  117. Ot che whole Body oFthelorver Air is chat ar.
  118. Fhus a general Pasteri Wind isformed, itich
  119. beins impressed uxon all the Air oF a rast Ocean,
  120. che Pares impel one che orher, and (0 heer movins
  121. rillche nexc return of che sun, whereby somuch ol
  122. che Morion as was lost, is again restored, a
  123. che Fasterly Wind is made perpetual.
  124. Fromche lame Principle it Follons, Tharchis Pa
  125. Aexly Wind Mould on the Norrh- Side OF che Pqua
  126. caneous Chanse ot che Wind ro che oppolie Poine
  127. ihe Trade-Winds, leems e0 alture. us; buL Mal
  128. 5
  129. librio berween both; and the Weigheof che incum
  130. conrrary Winds bloins from hence, is rhe Rea-
  131. Dul aoce Cooi ace cane u. Os CCatoo a
  132. it receires, bilees se a eg LCainS.
  133. Freater Crates, Pestes en eule set altut Latied
  134. ris demonstrarire, chac chis latrer must ascend in 3
  135. the Legudium Cat Lon ) a CoMtats Currene
  136. the upper Aix must more from thole Parrs wtere
  137. the Brcale LICatIS; 10bY 2 Kute et CMeaLIO
  138. che Norch- Fast Prade-Wind belo, will be atten-
  139. ded wich a South. Westertr abore, and the South
  140. Falterly wich a Norch. west Wind abore; chacchis
  141. is more chan a bare Conjecture, the almost instan-
  142. Which is Frequeney Found in pastins che Limits on
  143. coi, bcto che Dorchm aeds ot e Lalt, ane in donch srohich above alt conseno hio Hyvochelo, e

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