tz 



C PLINII KAT VRALIS 



N 



\ 



* •( 



.\ 



Oftcntum caeli. 



Capv XXXV 



SCihtillam cftella cadcte, & augcri tcrrf appropinquantc: ac poft^ lunac magnitudi 

 nc fada fit.illuxiflc ccu nubilo dici:dcin ciim in caslu fc recipcrct.lampade fadam/e^ 



._ fada fitjilluxiflc ccu nubilo dici:dcin ciim in caslu fc recipcretjlampade fadam/e 

 iTci Unqua proditur,Cn.Oaauio,C»Scribonio c o s s. Vidit hoc Licinius Syllanus pro^ 



confulcumcomitatufuo. DedifcurfuftcIIarum. Cap. xxxvt 



Icri uidcntur & difcurfus ftcllarum^nunquam tcmcrc, ut non cx ca partc truccs uen 

 ticooriantur.Exiftuntftell3e &Cin mari tcrriscp 



^^^p^p^^^^^^^^^^^^p u ^^^H^^^^k^^^^^^^^^k 



D^ ftcllis Caftoribus. ' ' ^ Cap> xxxvir 



Idi ndftuf nis militu uigilijs^inhsercrc pilis pro uallo fulgore cfRgie ca:& antcnnis 



* 



V nauigantiu,alrjsq^ nauiii partibus,ccu uocali quoda fono in fiftunt,ut uolucrcs fcde lo 

 cxfedc mutantcs:graucs cdm folitariac ucncre, mcrgcntcscp nauf gia : &: fi in carinx ima 

 dcddcrint,cxurcntes:gcminae aut falutares,&: profpcri curfus pracnuntiae, quarum ad^ 

 uentu fugaridiraillaacminacCjappcUatam^Helcna^feruntEtobidPoIluci & Caftpri 

 id riume afsignantjcosc^p in mari dcos inuocat . HominS quocg capita ucfpcrtinis horisi 

 maono prcfaaio circumfuIgcnt.Omnia inccrta rationc,& in naturae maieftatc abdita» 



Deaere* 



H 



Cap. xxxyiii 



Adenus dc ipfo mudo fidcribuscJ.Nunc rcliqua c^Ii mcmorabilia. Nam(^ & hoc 

 c^Ium appellauere m'aiores,quod alio nomine aera:omfic quod inani fimilc> uitalc 

 hunc fpiritu fundit Jnfra luna haec fcdes,multoq^ infcrior ( ut animaducrto propcmodS 

 Conftarc)! nfinitu ex fupcriorc natura acris,infinitu Sc tcrrcni halitus mifccs,utrac^ fortc 20 

 c6nfundi?,Hinc ncbula,tonitrua,&: alia fulmina^Hinc grandincs,pruinae, imbres, pro 



cclla^,turbines*Hinc plurima mortaliu mala,& rcrii naturae pugna fccu.Tcrrcna in c^Iii 



t 



tendcritia deprimit fideru uis:eadcmc^ quae fpofite no fubcunt,ad fe trahunt* Decidunt 



imbrcs,ncbulae fubcunt,ficcant amnes,ruunt gradincs,torrcnt radiJ3&: tcrra in mcdium 

 iindiq^ impclluntjidcm infraifli refiliunt:&: quac potucrc,auferunt fccum* Vapor cx alsJ 

 to cadit,rurlurh^ in alturedit. Venti ingruunt inanes,rjdemcp cum rapina rcmcat» Tot 

 aniriialium hauftus fpiritu c fiiblimi trahit.at ille cotra nitit,tellusiy,ut inani cselo fpiritui 

 infundit^Sic ultro citro comeantchatura,ut tormcto aliquo , mundi cclcritatc dilcordia 

 acccndit.Ncc ftare pugnse licctiied afsiducrapta conuoluit, & circa terra immcnfb rcru 



qtiafiglobo tcndit, fubinde per nubes caclum aliud obtcxcns^Vcntoru hocregniijtac]^ 2© 

 praccipua Coru natura ibi,&: fcrme rcliquas coplexa cau(as,quoniam &: tonitruu &: fulss 

 rniriym ia(3:us,horii uiolcntiae plericp afsignant.Quin &: idco lapidibus plucrc intcrim, 

 quod uento fintrapti,&:multa fimilitcnQuamobrcm plura fimul diccnda funt* 



.1 



Dc ftatis tcnipeftatibusv 



Cap* 



^, ^ ^ ^ ^-^ r— -^ — — ————— »^ 



^-TiEmpeftatum rerumcj ftatas quafdam cfrc caufas,quafdam ucro fortuitas,aut adhuc 



1 



poriKus annua uice int€lliount,fiderum motu fieri dubitctCEroo ut folis natura tempc^ 



rationis incompcrtae,manifeftum eft^Quis cnim a^ftatcs &: hyemes,quar^ in tcm 



Jo intclligitur anno,fic reliquoru qubcjBdcrum propria cft quibufcp uis, &: ad fuam 

 0119 naturam fertilis. Alia fun t in liquorc foluti humoris fcccunda, alia concrcti in prui 



40 



nullum minus luna tam immcnfae altitudinis ratio dcclarct Jgitur in fuo qu^i^ motu na 

 turam fuam cxercent,quod manifeftij Saturni maxime tranfitus imbribus faciunt. Nec 

 mcantiumodofidcruhgcuis cft,fed multoru ctiaadhacrcntiuca?lo:quotics crrantiuacrf 

 ccftu impulfa,aut coicdu radioru extimulata funt:qualitcr in fuculis fentimus accidcrc, 

 q\ias Grgci ob id pluuio nomine hyadas appellat. Quin &: fua fpotc qu^da ftatisb tcp J 



ribus,ut h^doru cxortus . Arduri ucro fidus no fcrme finc procellofa oradinc cmcrmt» 



Dc ui caniculae» 



NAm caniculac cxortu acccndifolis uapof cs quis ignoratCcuius Gdcris c 

 plifsimi in tcrra fcntiuntunFcruct maria cxorientc co, flucSuant in cclli 



Cap* 



fFcdu 



sam^ 



ccllis uina,m6^ 50 



ucntur 



