The Summary of Physics Restored

Name: The Summary of Physics Restored
Author: Attributed to Jean d’Espagnet

A Fresh English Translation from the Complete 1653 Latin Enchiridion

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The 245 Canons · Canon 84

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Latin

Ignis noster communis partim naturalis est, partim etiam artificialis: Illum à caelesti ad vitae commodum & necessitatem forsan mutuatus est homo, eius radios vniendo, ac vires multiplicando; vel etiam per attritionem, aut duorum corporum collisionem, Spiritu diuino ingenium ad id suggerente.

English

Our common fire is partly natural and partly artificial. Perhaps human beings borrowed it from heavenly fire for the convenience and necessities of life, by uniting its rays and multiplying its powers, or else through friction or the collision of two bodies, the divine Spirit suggesting the ingenuity needed for this.

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.