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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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The 245 Canons · Latin

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Qui summum ius Universi in Naturam transfert aliam à divinâ Naturâ, Deum negat; neque enim aliud increatum Naturae Numen, aut in producendis, aut in conservandis expansae huius machinae individuis, agnosci fas est, praeter spiritum illum divini opificis, qui primis aquis incubuit, & confusa in chao rerum semina de potentiâ in actum eduxit, educta per constantem alterationis rotam versans componendo & resolvendo haec inferiora Geometricè tractat.

English

Whoever transfers the supreme authority of the universe to a nature other than divine nature denies God. For it is not lawful to acknowledge any other uncreated divinity of nature in either producing or preserving the individual things of this vast fabric than that spirit of the divine maker which brooded over the first waters. It brought the seeds of things, confused in chaos, from potentiality into actuality and, turning what it brought forth through the constant wheel of alteration, governs these lower things geometrically by composing and dissolving them.

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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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.