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

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  1. ddet d StiP, ehe
  2. oF the Lensch ot her Mainmast, For the L engrt
  3. eFher Main-rards; and for che Thichnels olchem
  4. eher allour 2 oF an Tuch for every Vard in Lensch:
  5. ele lop. V ard is Z oF che Main-rard, and thelore
  6. rardis = OF che Main-Yard, Or a5 Lome laY 3: Thc
  7. Spriclail-rard and Crols- jackE, are oE che Pame
  8. Lensch, viz. 2 che Missen-ard; and che Thick
  9. nels ol che Missen. vard and Spriclait ard is lnete
  10. +0 a l ard in L enGFH.
  11. AI Small Paras are half thC BFCaC LardS FrOI
  12. Cleat eo Cleat: Wwhen a Great Vard is dowon a
  13. Porrlast, ic sires the Lenech of aIl TopCail- MeaEs
  14. Tilts and Ties, Feers alu Bunc. lines; a5 also ot
  15. the Lecch. lines and FTalliards, meaturing from rhe
  16. Tounds to che Deck: And When it is Hoised, i
  17. sires cheLengch ot C lew-lines, Braces, Clewv-gar
  18. nets, Packles, SAeals anet LMMeS.
  19. THC LetHIS Belorigins co elle Laras, drc, l. Fos
  20. the Taras; chac is, makte them hans even. The
  21. Cle- lines do most property Top che Main and
  22. Fiore vards; but wten the Top Pails are Howcd
  23. chenthe Toplail-Mears ill TopThem. 2. Brace the
  24. rara, l. e. Traverse atc the Vard-Aem, Whose
  25. Brace is haled. S0 chat Traverse ihe Tard, i8 thc
  26. Tame as to laY, Brace it aft. 3. Squore the Tards
  27. 1. C. Sce thac cher hane righe accols thestrip, an
  28. onc Tard. Arm noc Praversed more thanthe ocher
  29. raKE, 15 the dea ver for Dimble, Ready.
  30. Ouick, o Expeditious.
  31. TAWES. AE Sea, cher CaY a Strip malces Tames
  32. Wrhen chro the taule ot him ac Hlelm Mc isnor kepr
  33. steady in her Course, buc matces Ansles in and our;
  34. co prevent Which, the Conner CFY S, steady, steady.
  35. Xcep her Lhus, ThuS.
  36. VEAK: The Time the Sun rakes to sMIOSM
  37. the nvelre Sistis et e Lodiacte. LnsoBPer
  38. ihe NaturaL Or Tropical Lean, ade COnains 365
  39. Dars, 5 Flours, and 12 Minures.
  40. The Sydereat Tear, is thar Time in Whe
  41. Sun departins trom any Aixed Star, Comes 10 it 2
  42. sain; and chis is in 365 Day5, 6 Flours, and almost
  43. 20Minutes. Buc accordins to MIr. Nemtons New
  44. Theory of che Moon, the Syderiat Tear 15 365D.
  45. 6FL. 9143 and che Fropical, 365~. 5II. 48
  46. ther knoir nor hou io estimaté che Solar Fear
  47. and cheretore besan cheir Accoune oE MOnchS FrOM
  48. the PhaseS OF FhC MOOn. And hence, 25 THC lCALH.
  49. ed AAronomer DF. Crecory HIHES, ie camme 10 paIS
  50. thac cher BegaN Fhe ACCONHE OE cheir Ciril DaY
  51. Sun-TeF; For Their Day must Begin when cheir
  52. Month and Year did, and thac wwas, wirh che Neu
  53. Moon; Which beins eo be decermind by vieu,
  54. could noc be dilcorer d riil atrer Sun- ser
  55. The fems had cheir Secular Tear, Wvtich becan
  56. ac thie Auumnal Equinox; and cheir Sacrec Fear
  57. Which besan ac che Vernalone.
  58. The Feyprians, Caldeans, and Assyrians, RrR
  59. meatured the Year by itie Course or che Sun
  60. Wwhich cher supposed eo contain BuC 360D2y5
  61. altermardss more vere added by Mercury, Wrhich
  62. hecalled erorouoc, i. C. added; buc rer vonorice
  63. Was raken oF che 6 LTOurS; bY whick ieanS, chC
  64. Ferprian Tear hach no Axed Place in reterence rO
  65. the erue Solar Pear; buc anciciparins a Day cver
  66. FOUF TCaES, runs quire round in 1460 YCAES.
  67. This wa ot Reckonins conimied eilt L. ZypF BC.
  68. comins a Province ol che Roman Empire, cher
  69. took the Fulian ACConn, onty cher KepechelTames
  70. oF cheir Monchs Rili, and ordered che acTeF Le
  71. char cheir Thot, the AEA Day oC the YCaP, alWv2Y
  72. happen d on rhe 2gch oF Aueust in ehe Fulion Y CaF
  73. So That the Poyprian or Coprick Vear is 4 MOncHS
  74. and 3 Days betore che Roman Vear, Which Desins
  75. vich che Calends oF Zanuary
  76. The Perstaio E (accordins 10 itie L88
  77. tian Wax) 305 Day5
  78. THC aabS, Satacens, aHa LurKS, CONHE THCIE
  79. Tear by che morion oF che Moon, and make iccon
  80. SIst OF +2 HoOns Or Monchs, Whereot lome have
  81. 30, and Come 29 Days alternarely; and these al
  82. together make bur 354 DayS; (O FhaE ThCIE NIONEI
  83. Muharran, in Wrhich cher place che bexinnine ot
  84. thie Tear, in lels chan 34 Tears will run quire
  85. round, and be in all Scalons. The Arabs indccd
  86. by a Cvele oF30 Tears, do remedy chis, by mealis
  87. Zear; ac Arst cher added an Intercalary MTOnEI
  88. cvery rivo Tears, concainins 22 Days, Which chere
  89. Fore chey called crConsvoio, che added or inserted
  90. Monch. ACcerwards considerins che 6 FTours al(0.
  91. thes pur their Embolism of riil a Years end; and
  92. then makins the 3 trs Tcars eo contain 35+ Dayc
  93. apiece, (which is che Lunar Tear) chis made che
  94. calation elie more Lemarkable, hes ile ee
  95. ARDS OC a Strip, arethole lons pieces oE Lin
  96. ex Wrhich are made a lictle caperins at cac
  97. end, and are scrCd CaCH EO IES PFOper MLACL LO CaEF
  98. the Sails, wrhich are Fastned to chele Yards ac cheis
  99. Head, and are hoised up and let down cosectie
  100. eF an Intercalation OF L. Moosm Ot IID2)5.
  101. The Greck Come HeH Lear by che morion ol
  102. boch Sun and Moon, and finding FhaE FherC WAS 1F
  103. Days difference berween the Lunar and Solar
  104. rich ille Lards, by e Lamalus
  105. Fot ilC Proportions ot he Ya
  106. commonts allor = ot che Lensch of her Lcel, 01
  107. Ath Xear Co Hare 5y Da)S. Ara to Make thIs Inter-
  108. Thecivit Tear, wohich is commonty used by all
  109. Parions, i5 very rarious, both as 10 its Beginnins.
  110. and alto do1o ls Lensch, accordins as they tollon
  111. the Course ot che Sun, Moen, Or boch.
  112. Ide Civil Lunar Pear Concains F2 Lunations OP
  113. Synccat Monchs, and contains buc 354 D275:
  114. This Beins 1r P2rs lels chan che Solar Zear, iIs
  115. Whic concained 4 TC2IS.
  116. Werecheless ther Found chacens buset sec
  117. Fead in aboue 33 Zears will run throngh all the bur Rill eHe las grear Confusion, OI MCO
  118. Monttis and Scasons of the Tear. This kind ot a l Mren aluraulous Altronomer oE Arhens, thoue
  119. Tear is now uled by cheTurks, and seemsro hare had oF joiniits c eno last Periods 8 and it rogechet;
  120. is trst Rise in Couneries where che difference be- which doins, he mace a Period oF 19 XCals, in
  121. Olympick Cames, On erery Tuch ath Vear; Whence
  122. came the Compuration by Olympiads; cach et
  123. in process os Time; and cheretore iher srst recu-
  124. ced rhe Intercalation t0 B and then EO 1I TearS;
  125. tveen Summer and VVincer is nor (0 sensible 25 Which che evo morions oE che sun and NoOn are
  126. et is wirh us; and wnere for wanc os Astronemy, Wholls acccmmodared, and he AIOON ChangeS O1

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