Cyclopædia
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THE PREFACEhttps://chambers.encyclo.eu/index.php/preface
'TIS not without some Concern that I put this Work in the Reader's Hands; a Work so disproportionate to a single Person's Experience, and which might have employ'd an Academy. What adds to my Jealousy, is the little measure of Time allow'd for a...
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- Author: Ephraïm Chambers
- Category: Introduction
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ANGLE IN A SEMICIRCLEhttps://chambers.encyclo.eu/index.php/unclassified/ANGLE%20IN%20A%20SEMICIRCLE
ANGLE IN A SEMICIRCLE, is an Angle in a Segment of a Circle, whose Base is a Diameter thereof. See SEGMENT. It is demonstrated by Euclid, that the Angle in a Semicircle is a right one; in a Segment greater than a Semicircle, is less than a right one;...
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- Author: Ephraïm Chambers
- Category: Unclassified
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ACCENThttps://chambers.encyclo.eu/index.php/unclassified/ACCENT
and sunk on certain syllables. What they have peculiar is that they do the office of the points in other languages. See POINTING. Be this as it will, 'tis certain the ancient Hebrews were not acquainted with these Accents ; so that, at best, they are...
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- Author: Ephraïm Chambers
- Category: Unclassified
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ATTRACTIONhttps://chambers.encyclo.eu/index.php/mix-d-mathematics/mechanics/ATTRACTION
ATTRACTION, Attractio, or Tractio, in Mechanics, the Act of a moving Power, whereby a Moveable is brought nearer to the Mover. See POWER and MOTION. As Action and Re-action are always equal, and contrary; it follows, that in all Attraction, the Mover is...
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- Author: Ephraïm Chambers
- Category: Mechanics
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AUTUMNAL POINThttps://chambers.encyclo.eu/index.php/unclassified/AUTUMNAL%20POINT
AUTUMNAL POINT; is one of the equinoctial points; being that from which the sun begins to descend towards the North Pole. See EQUINOCTIAL POINT. AUTUMNAL POINT
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- Author: Ephraïm Chambers
- Category: Unclassified
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ALTITUDEhttps://chambers.encyclo.eu/index.php/mathematics/geometry/ALTITUDE
ALTITUDE, Altitudo, in Geometry, the third Dimension of a Body; called also Height, or Depth. See HEIGHT; see also BODY, DIMENSION, etc.Altitude, in Optics, is usually considered as the Angle subtended between a Line drawn through the Eye, parallel to...
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- Author: Ephraïm Chambers
- Category: Geometry
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POINTINGS Cablehttps://chambers.encyclo.eu/index.php/unclassified/POINTINGS-Cable
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- Author: Ephraïm Chambers
- Category: Unclassified
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ANAMORPHOSIShttps://chambers.encyclo.eu/index.php/unclassified/ANAMORPHOSIS
ANAMORPHOSIS, in Perspective and Painting, a monstrous Projection; or a Representation of some Image, either on a plane or curve Surface, deformed; which at a certain distance shall appear regular, and in proportion. See PROJECTION. The Word is Greek;...
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- Author: Ephraïm Chambers
- Category: Unclassified
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AXIShttps://chambers.encyclo.eu/index.php/unclassified/AXIS
AXIS properly signifies a line or long piece of iron or wood passing through the centre of a sphere, which is moveable upon the same. See SPHERE. In this sense we say the axis of a sphere, or globe; the axis, or axle-tree of a wheel, etc. See GLOBE,...
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- Author: Ephraïm Chambers
- Category: Unclassified
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CHEVERONhttps://chambers.encyclo.eu/index.php/rhetoric/heraldry/CHEVERON
CHEVERON, or CHEVRON, in Heraldry, one of the honourable Ordinaries of a Shield ; representing two Rafters of a House join'd together, without any Division. See ORDINARY, &c. It descends from the Chief towards the Extremities of the Coat, in form of a...
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- Author: Ephraïm Chambers
- Category: Heraldry
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AMPLITUDEhttps://chambers.encyclo.eu/index.php/unclassified/AMPLITUDE
AMPLITUDE of the Range of a Projectile, is the horizontal Line subtending the Path in which it moved. See PROJECTILE. Amplitude, in Astronomy, an Arch of the Horizon, intercepted between the true East or West Point thereof, and the Centre of the Sun, or...
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- Author: Ephraïm Chambers
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APOGEEhttps://chambers.encyclo.eu/index.php/mix-d-mathematics/astronomy/APOGEE
APOGEE, ἀπόγειος in Astronomy, that Point in the Orbit of the Sun, or a Planet, which is furthest distant from the Earth. See ORBIT and EARTH. The Apogee is a Point in the Heavens, at the Extreme of the Line of the Apsides; in which the Sun, or a...
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- Author: Ephraïm Chambers
- Category: Astronomy
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ACTIONhttps://chambers.encyclo.eu/index.php/physics/ACTION
ACTION, Actio, in Physics, is the production of an effect or the manner of an active cause. See ACTION and ACTIVE. The idea of action is so familiar to us that a definition may as easily obscure as explain it. Some Schoolmen, however, attempt to...
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- Author: Ephraïm Chambers
- Category: Physics
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CARDINAL Pointshttps://chambers.encyclo.eu/index.php/unclassified/CARDINAL-Points
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- Author: Ephraïm Chambers
- Category: Unclassified
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SOLSTITIAL Pointshttps://chambers.encyclo.eu/index.php/unclassified/SOLSTITIAL-Points
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- Author: Ephraïm Chambers
- Category: Unclassified
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- Author: Ephraïm Chambers
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ARCHhttps://chambers.encyclo.eu/index.php/unclassified/ARCH
under edgesare straight; as in the others they are curved; and those twoedges also parallel, and the ends and joints all pointingtowards a center—These are principally used over windows, doors, etc. The Doctrine and Use of Arches is well delivered by...
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- Author: Ephraïm Chambers
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ACIDhttps://chambers.encyclo.eu/index.php/unclassified/ACID
ACID, Acidum, anything which affects the Tongue with a Sense of Sharpness, and Sourness. See TASTE.Acids are usually divided into manifest and dubious.The Manifest Acids are those above defined, which impress the Idea sensibly. — Such are Vinegar, and...
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- Author: Ephraïm Chambers
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ANGLEhttps://chambers.encyclo.eu/index.php/mathematics/geometry/ANGLE
ANGLE, Ἀγκύλος, in Geometry, the Aperture or mutual Inclination of two Lines, which meet, and form an Angle in their Point of Intersection. See LINE. Such is the Angle ABC, (Tab. Geometry, Fig. 91.) formed by the Lines AB, and AC, meeting in the Point...
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- Author: Ephraïm Chambers
- Category: Geometry
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VIEW OF KNOWLEDGEhttps://chambers.encyclo.eu/index.php/view-of-knowledge
1 METEOROLOGY, or the History of AIR and ATMOSPHERE: including, 1°, that of its Contents, Æther,Fire,Vapour, Exhalation, &c. 2°, Meteors form'd therein, as Cloud, Rain, Shower, Drop, Snow, Hail, Dew, Damp, &c. Rainbow, Parhelion, Halo, Thunder, Water-...
- Type: Article
- Author: Ephraïm Chambers
- Category: Introduction