The Summary of Physics Restored

Name: The Summary of Physics Restored
Author: Attributed to Jean d’Espagnet

A Fresh English Translation from the Complete 1653 Latin Enchiridion

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Quaecunque perfectè Naturae mixta vitâ praedita corpore, spiritu & animâ constant: corpus ex limo fit cui omnia materialia ad generationem necessaria insunt; ex duobus enim maximè corporeis elementis, Terrâ scilicet & Aquâ corpora fieri rationi congruit.

English

All Nature’s perfectly mixed bodies endowed with life consist of body, spirit, and soul. The body is made from mud, which contains all material things necessary for generation; for it accords with reason that bodies should be made from the two most corporeal elements, earth and water.

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The complete 1653 Enchiridion physicae restitutae, conventionally attributed to Jean d’Espagnet, with Latin and a fresh English translation, all 245 canons, the title and maxim, address to students, epigram, original marginalia, 140 modern annotations and the complete supplied Diotimos study apparatus.

Historical Text and Translation

Anonymous, Enchiridion physicae restitutae. Geneva: Jean-Antoine and Samuel de Tournes, 1653. ETH-Bibliothek Zürich, Rar 4790; digitised by e-rara, doi:10.3931/e-rara-21407. Conventionally attributed to Jean d’Espagnet; the original title page is anonymous.

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The historical Latin text is a public-domain work. The supplied 2026 fresh English translation, readable Latin transcription and Diotimos editorial material are published with the site owner’s authorization.