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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Ex situ & efficaci Solis virtute licet inferre, eum cordis vice in Universo fungi, ab eo enim vita in omnes partes defluit; lux quippe vitae vehiculum est, imò fons & causa proxima; & viventium animae sunt radii lucis caelestis, qui vitam rebus inspirant; solâ hominis animâ exceptâ, quae lucis supercaelestis & increatae radius est.

English

From the sun's position and effective power we may infer that it performs the heart's office in the universe, for life flows from it into every part. Light is the vehicle of life, indeed its source and immediate cause; and the souls of living things are rays of celestial light that breathe life into things. The human soul alone is excepted: it is a ray of supercelestial, uncreated light.

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.