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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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Superior regio, Lunae vicina tota aërea est, non ignea, ut falsò in scholis dudum invaluit: Illic tranquillum purissimi aëris domicilium, & ut aethereae plagae situ, ita naturâ propinquum; nullâ enim inferioris Abyssi fuligine inquinatur. Temperies illic summa; puritas à caeli vicini puritate parum remota. Eo loci sphaeram ignis comminisci philosophum pudeat, qui violatis Naturae legibus, Universi fabricam iamdiu vastasset.

English

The upper region, near the moon, is wholly airy, not fiery, as has long been falsely accepted in the schools. There lies the tranquil dwelling of the purest air, close to the ethereal tract in nature as well as position, for no soot from the lower abyss pollutes it. Temperateness there is supreme, and its purity differs little from that of the neighbouring heaven. A philosopher should be ashamed to invent a sphere of fire in that place, for such a fire, violating nature's laws, would long ago have laid waste the fabric of the universe.

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.