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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Naturales rerum formæ licet potentiâ seminibus insint, de inferiorum elementorum substantiâ neque sunt, neque ab illis generatæ; à nobiliori enim fonte deriuant; origo ipsarum cælestis est, pater quippe earum est Sol, natura ætherea est vinculum quo illæ materiæ alligantur.

English

Although the natural forms of things are present potentially in seeds, they neither consist of the substance of the lower elements nor are generated by them. They derive from a nobler source: their origin is heavenly, for the Sun is their father, and ethereal nature is the bond by which they are bound to matter.

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.