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The Summary of Physics Restored
A Fresh English Translation from the Complete 1653 Latin Enchiridion
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The 245 Canons · English
Latin
Cælestia corpora licèt alterationis labem non patiantur: dissimilis tamen eorum propensio, & varij errantium motus, qui eorum situm & distantiam inter se & cœli figuram mutant multiplices in hanc elementarem plagam mutationes inducunt, & affectiones inspirant; ita vt cereas elementorum naturas variè fingant & inclinent, ac continuo suo influxu fermentare non desinant.
English
Although heavenly bodies do not suffer the stain of alteration, their different inclinations and the varied movements of the wandering stars, which change their relative positions and distances and the configuration of Heaven, introduce manifold changes into this elemental region and breathe dispositions into it. Thus they variously shape and incline the wax-like natures of the elements and never cease to ferment them through their continuous influx.
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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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