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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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Latin

Ignis pingui vescitur, eius pabulum est pinguedo: pingue autem humidum aëreum est sicco contemperatum; vnde licet materiam sulphuream extrinsecus siccam frequentiùs intueri & sicco terminatam, qualia sunt sulfur vulgare, puluis tormentarius, & similia, quae licet exteriùs sicca videantur, interiùs tamen pingue humidum occultant, & in illud igne admoto resoluuntur.

English

Fire feeds on what is oily; oiliness is its food. What is oily is airy moisture tempered with dryness. Hence sulphurous matter may often be observed to be dry externally and bounded by dryness, as ordinary sulphur, gunpowder, and similar things are. Although these appear dry outside, they conceal an oily moisture within and are resolved into it when fire is applied.

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.