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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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Natura in operibus suis informandis & regendis non minùs ingeniosa quàm potens per vias versatiles & operationes erraticas certum suum finem consequitur, quod in terræ fœtibus producendis maximè patet; inæquali enim temperie elementa tractans fœcundo semine Terræ vterum, hiemali potissimùm tempore replet, Vere partum facilem procurat, Æstate fructus maturat, Autumno verò caducos facit.

English

Nature, no less ingenious than powerful in forming and governing her works, attains her certain end through changing paths and wandering operations. This is especially evident in producing Earth’s offspring. Working the elements through an unequal blending of conditions, she fills Earth’s womb with fruitful seed chiefly in winter, procures an easy birth in Spring, ripens the fruits in Summer and makes them fall in Autumn.

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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This historical edition credits Diotimos Editions as its English translator.

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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.