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Attributed to Jean d’Espagnet

The Summary of Physics Restored

A Fresh English Translation from the Complete 1653 Latin Enchiridion

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Rerum seminibus plurimum humidi radicalis inest, in quo scintilla quædam ignis cælestis, tanquam in pabulo suo detinetur, quæ in matrice conuenienti omnia ad generationem necessaria peragit. Vbi autem constans caloris principium est, ibi ignis subesse creditur, quia genuinum caloris principium est eius in quo est.

English

The seeds of things contain much radical moisture, in which a spark of heavenly fire is held as in its own food. In a suitable womb this spark performs everything necessary for generation. Where there is a constant principle of heat, fire is believed to be present beneath it, because fire is the true principle of heat in the thing in which it exists.

About This Reading Edition

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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