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VI. Jccmnt of a ^ook: Lexicon Technicum : 
Or, an UmVer/al Englifli DiBionary of Arts and 
Sciences^ explaining not only the Terms of Art^ but 
the Arts themfebes. In Folio. !By], Harris, M. A. 
andF. (^. 5. 
TH E defign of this Diftionary is different from that 
of moft others ^ for here are explained not only the 
Terms which are ufed in every Art and Science, but like- 
wife the Arts and Sciences themfelves^ in moft of which 
the Reader will find fomething that is new, and all things 
delivered in a clear and regular method. 
The Author hath been very full aed particular in all 
the parts of the Mathetnaticks* 
In Geometry^ under the name of each Figure hedemon- 
ftrates its effential Properties, and Ihews its conftruftion 
and ufe. 
Under fuch words as Parabola, E/Iipfs, Hjperhla, the 
Author is very large, and not only defines thofe Figures, 
but demonftrates their moft remarkable and Primary Pro- 
perties 5 as like wife thofe of the Conchoid^ Cycloid^ Loga- 
rithmick Line, CiJJbld^ ^adratrix^ and Spiral Lines ^ and 
is very full in theuleml arcs of Trigonometry, both Plain 
and Sj'herical, with their ufcs and applications^ in Sohe- 
rical Gcomecry, or ihe Art of projcding the Sphere inpU- 
no, iii Snrveymg, D^ailrng, O^r. in all which he has not 
fo ftndtly coi'fiiiy Ivxo^tM to other Authors, but that the 
Reader may meet widi fbnie:bing that is new. 
Under Algebra md. the Terms t):ereuntobelong^'n9,(ruch 
as Equj^ ion, Conftrudio; , ) he hath ,^mvcp, ? clear 
a(^j ^'ilt'.'ft accoMic ot riie nature of that ^-^^z.r.^-: : o;ivjng 
all the Rules, tO'g':'iier widi ihcir .'^ ^ >j..;aiaa- 
ftratM.>(^s, taeRcfbiu-ion of Aa^cftcci - r e^O-v^- 
ftru6T:.ns of C'Abi -ks and 8i';u ..d^ > _ . - 
gacionof Mr Bak^r^ Ccutraiilui , c . 
