Sentence:  T<small>HE</small> favourable reception the Orrery has met with from Perſons of the firſt diſtinction, and from Gentlemen and Ladies in general, has induced me to add to it ſeveral new improvements in order to give it a degree of Perfection; and <WSD>diſtinguiſh</WSD> it from others; which by Piracy, or Imitation, may be introduced to the Public. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  To make oneself noticeably different or better from others through accomplishments.