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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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Talem Naturae vastorem pro Naturae elemento neque sublimis aër, neque ima tellus hospitio recipit; Verùm tyrannidem exercet ille plerumque in regno Naturae, siue in aëris sublimitate, siue in terrae profundo, siue etiam in eius superficie accendatur. Iure itaque illum inter gigantes & Mundi tyrannos excelsi ingenij * Lullius numerat. Contra Naturam etiam dicitur, quia quicquid Naturam destruit, Naturae aduersatur.

English

Neither the upper air nor the lowest earth receives such a ravager of Nature as a guest among Nature’s elements. Yet it frequently exercises tyranny in Nature’s kingdom, whether kindled in the height of the air, in the depths of the earth or even on its surface. Lull, a man of lofty intelligence,* therefore rightly numbers it among the giants and tyrants of the World. It is also called contrary to Nature, because whatever destroys Nature opposes her.

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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