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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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Summus rerum creator igneum benigni caloris spiritum in globo Solis posuit, vt lumen & calorem viuificum caeteris Vniuersi corporibus inspiret, vnde cor totius fabricae mundanae illum plures crediderunt, ab eo siquidem omnis generationis & vitae principium defluit: Qui aliud ignis Elementum in rerum natura quaerit, caecutit, quia Solem ignorat.

English

The supreme creator of things placed a fiery spirit of gentle heat in the globe of the Sun, so that it might breathe light and life-giving heat into the other bodies of the Universe. Many have therefore believed the Sun to be the heart of the whole fabric of the world, since the principle of all generation and life flows from it. Whoever seeks some other Element of fire in the nature of things is blind, because he does not know the Sun.

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.