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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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Witnesses and the Present Edition

Date: 1651 Witness or editorial event: London: The Summary of Physicks Recovered, an earlier English printing, published by W. Bentley and sold by W. Sheares and R. Tutchein. It is a transmission reference, not the wording governing this translation.

Date: 1653 Witness or editorial event: Geneva: Jean-Antoine and Samuel de Tournes issue the Latin Enchiridion used here. The ETH Zürich copy ends with canon 245 on printed page 179.

Date: 2026 Witness or editorial event: Diotimos Editions: fresh translation and readable Latin transcription of the selected 1653 witness, with separate modern study features.

The chronology identifies the documented witnesses relevant to this edition. It does not claim that 1653 was the work’s first publication.

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.