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^ ' DeMeaufoIfs&Iurtaj.&denoAe. , Capv x, 



Efeflus aut fuos 8c folis,rem m tota contembiatione iiatura? maxfme ffilf !,&: ofteil 



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JL^' to fimilem,€orumagnitudfhu umbficjfridf ccsexifterc, Qiii^^ 

 lem interueAtu lunae occultari^Iuna^ tef rse obieSu,ac uices reddi,eofde folis rSdios lu^ 

 na interpoCtu fuo auferete tcrrsejteri-ac^ fun^^Hac: fubetinte repctiiias obduci teiiebra 

 rurfum^ illius umbra fidus hebetarf.Nec^ aliud efle ilbflem, ^ terri umbra. Figtiraiii 

 aut umbrae fimilem metse ac turbini ini2ler{b,quafido rnucrbne taritij ingruat, n^c^ lunse 

 cx^dat aItitudine,quoriia riuUum ^liiid fidus edde niodd bbfciirctiir,& talis fioura fehi 

 ' per in mucrone dcficiat Spacfo quidem confumi umbras,indicfo furit ubliicrum prialti 

 lo uolatus*Ergo confinfu illis eft aeris terminiis,fnftfumqp setherflSupra liinarn piira ofti^ 



nia,acd!uturnae lucis plena : A nobis aiit per noflem cernunt fidera,iit reliqtia liimina e 

 tcnebris^Et propter has caufasnpftiirnb tcrripore deficftluna. Statf aiitem atq^meftrui 



fuiit utricp defeftus,propter oblfqiiftatem fignf fcri, lunscb inu!tiuapbs(ut diduni 



ft^flexus^non (emper in (crupulis partitiin congruente fidemrri rhbtu 



De fiderum maghfttidine 



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Cap* X 



iEc ratf o mortales arifmos fubducf t in ca?Ium:ac uclut inde coternpla ntibus,trfum 

 riiaxlriiaru rerum naturse partiu magrif tudf ncm detegf t • Non poflet quf ppc totu^ 



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fol adimi terris intercedete Iuna,fi terra rnafor effet ^ luna. Certf or ex utracj iiaftitas {6^ 



lfsaperitur,iitnon fitnecefreamplftudfneefus oculoriiargumcntfs atqj cbnfecfiuraani^ 



ao *riifcrutari:iriimenfumefre jquiarboriiinlirrlitibusporrccSarum in quodibetpafliiuni 



milia uriibras jparib Jaciat interuallisjtan^ tbtb fpacio medius . Et quia per scquinodiir 

 oriiftibiis in riiaridiana plaga habitatibus,fimiil fiat a iierticc : f tem qufa cfrca folftf tfalerii 

 circuiiirii habftantf um meridie ad fepterritrf onem uiiibrae cadant,ortu uero ad occafum 

 Quaefieriitiiillomodo pofTcnt^nffimulto qp terra riiafbr eflret.Etquod monte Idam exo 

 riens latftiidfne exuperet,dextra laruatj^ large amplcft^ns^p^xfertfm tanto difcretus inf 

 tcruallb.Defeduslunae magnitudincm cius haild dubfa ratfone declarat, ficut terre pat^ 



Uftateniipfedefi'ciens.Nani9Cumfinttresiihibrarufiifigurx,cbnftct(j,fiparIuminifit 

 materia qii^ ia Aat uihbram,coIumna2 efEgic iaci,nec habere fincm: fi uerb maf or mate* 



Haquam luriaen, turbinis rcfti, utfitimum eiiis angiiftifsimum , Zc fimili modo infinitat 

 ^Q lorigitudo:fi mfnor riiaterfa quam Iux,metac cxiftere effigfcm in cacuminfs fine definen;^ 



terii,talemt]^ cerniumbram deficicnteluna:palani fit, utnulla amplius relinquatur dubl 

 tatid,fuperari magnitudirie terram.Id quidem & tacitis ipfius natur^ indicr;s» Cur cnfni 

 partf tis iifcibus anrii brumalis abfcedit C' ut nocSiurii bpacitate terras rcficiat, cxufturu$ 

 haud diibie,&: CiC quoc^ exurens quadam in parte,tanta riiagnftudo eft^ 



Quasqufsfnuenerftinobfcruatioriecablcfti. Cap* xii 



ETratione quidem defedus utriufcp,primus Rorflani gencrfs fn liulgus extulft Sul^ 

 pfcius Gallus , quf cdriful cu M.Marcello flift : fed tiim tribunus militu folf cf tudfnc 

 cxcrcitu Iiberato,pridic qp Perfeus rex fuperatus a Paiild cft,iri concione ab iraperatorc 

 producftus ad praedfcendam ccIfpfim,mox & copofitduolumfne. Apud Grxcos autcni 

 ^^ inueftfgauit prfmus omnf ii Tfialcs MiIefius,Olympiadis xl viij.arino quarto,pr3cdicn:o 



folisdcfecftu^qui Alyatte rege fadluS eft,urbis conditae anno cIxx*Pdll:eos utriufc^ fide# 

 ris curfiim in fexcentos annos praeciniift Hipparchiis , menfcs gentiiim df esc^ &: horasj 

 ac fitus Iocorum,& ufcos populorum compIcxus,acuo tefte,haud alfo modo,^ confilio 

 rum natura: particeps* Viri ingentes,fuprac^ mortalium naturam, taritbrum numinum 

 lcge deprehenfa,& mifera hominum mcntc abfoluta, in defeftibus ftellarum fcclera aut 

 mortem afiquam fiderum paucnte:quo in mctu fuiffc Stefichori & Pindari uatum fubl 

 mia ota palam eft deliquio foIis,& in luria neneficia arguente mortaIitatc,& ob id crepf :* 

 tu diflbno auxiliate.Quo pauoreignafus caufac Nicias Athenienfiuimperator, ueritus 

 daflem portu cduccre,dpes eoru afflixicMafli ingenio efte c^Ii in tcrpretcs, rerumcp na 



So turae capaccs,argumenti repertores,qiio deos homines<j uiciftis^Quis enf m hgc cerncs 



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