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DIRECTION

Volume 7 · 68 words · 1823 Edition

in Mechanics, signifies the line or path of a body's motion, along which it endeavours to proceed according to the force impressed upon it. See Direction Mechanics.

in Astronomy, the motion and other phenomena of a planet when direct.

in Astrology, is a kind of calculus, by which it is pretended to find the time in which any notable accident shall befall the person whose horoscope is drawn.