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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Latin

Naturam illam secundam, primae ministram, Spiritum esse Universi, sive luminis in principio creati, & in corpus solare contracti virtutem vivificam & secretâ foecunditate dotatam, arcanorum Naturae peritus non inficiabitur. Spiritum illum igneum, ignem invisibilem, & animam Mundi dixere Zoroaster & Heraclitus.

English

One versed in nature's secrets will not deny that this secondary nature, the servant of the first, is the spirit of the universe, or the life-giving power, endowed with hidden fertility, of the light created in the beginning and gathered into the solar body. Zoroaster and Heraclitus called that fiery spirit invisible fire and the soul of the world.

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.