Vfanometrte Pars. I. Cap. XII I. 409 



glne» adiOngunt. SUt» in fmhrla tuniu,6xc\tai Arfturu^ , 'Af- 

 t.-nS(^ fHeh. ^? ^'^ /fli'. 9. 1'.». f.iS. 'u.ji. Ifidoro Ar- 

 ^uzona , Arabicc Aramech , AJraraech , Azimech , Aziineth, 

 AlKain«let2,Kolanza.- Homcro i^^^Hur , pfinio fidus horri- 

 <lum ; aliis, gladius & pu»io. Hanc (lellam quad digito mon- 

 ftrat cauda Vrfae maioiis.^//* tnfmiflro humero, Ceginus ; qui, 

 in dextrafemoYe. Arabibus Merar.fcu Mcler, itcrti Mirach, di- 

 cirut \ tfu^w manu finijlra.trium bcrealior.zCellui ^rimas ime- 

 dia, afellus fecundus ; auftr/itier, afellus tertius appfeHatut ; in 

 Colorobo.pts fotmofus ptnbus nodis,Vitgilio hafta,;<5A«f P"'^ 

 rtolemio,Hefychio>ytA»Jf5iwK, Mygino 'fi-rm>.»t,ciaua, aliis 

 haftile cauum , venabulum incaluturn , Atabibus AlKalurops 

 dicitur : qus. irt fxUe frima,mzn)M, matga.Map^O' if^A«©', 

 Pliiiio falxItalicadicifui.Conftar ftellis ;4.vuigo ii.cquibm 

 oranes, pr*tet vigefimam tertiam (qu.r dicitur Alimeth,& cft 

 (^ yL ) Saturnum cum Metcutio feqHuntur.Schillero dicitut 

 confiellatio S.Syluefifi Pdrttificu Romani.tie conlponitur ex ftcl- 

 iis jg.Meridianum noifte media tcnet.ciiCainitium Maij.I'or- 

 ro in hac conftcHatione eft Coma Bfrenices, (ea abfolute 

 BetenicesrallasCiines^Cincinnus^CaEfaties^-EiXoi^siytoi'»''*''»'^*' 

 Stf<>iJc>i;.7D^<i>(^'A(jo n^tfit,fit}ifU)ft,Te^^t , TticJc,Tericx,Tri- 

 quctrx, Rofa, Fufum, Spicarum manipulus f Arab. Alzimon, 

 AiimcthjAziraech.vel iuxtaSchicKhardum Huzjmethon.id eft, 

 manipulus vel fafcis afiftarum : quo nomine etiam appcUatut 

 5pica Virginis. Ptolera.T:ui Comam ipu** Kiwa.tolio hede- 

 laceo , fimilem dicit. Circa mcdium noiflis in meridiano df.' 

 prehenditur , fub finem Manij. Schillero dicitut VUgelium 

 Chrifii faluittorn,c\\icii componitut ex ftellis i4.Vbi »!ie*7raji- 

 «V« illud Barontj in annallbus Ecclefiafitcis fub anno Chfifii 54, 

 obfci-fia: Chtirtum in hoc etiam induifle formam ferui ,dum 

 fiageliis ca;fus fult , feruorum enim id fuit , libetorum autcm 

 -virgis & fuftibus affici. 



VI. CORONA BOREA : corona ptima, {epfeotriona- 

 lis, Vulcani, Minois, Thefei,Gnofia,Ariadna;, ^<ptu^, t«^«'.i), 

 WyiTi sif^m^' ) W^«<*«f /SoV»» , ^^^^iit, ^z"'"' ' Album , Coelum, 

 Parma, oculus , Alpheta, «oe^iras 5t^«*<i«-: in Arabica mappa 

 Aclilafchcmalt,Chalda:is Malphclcarc, id eft, fcrtum pupillar, 

 Hebriis AtJrah , Itter, Pheei , & Pliaar. Lucida coront, qux 

 proxima frontem,Ptolemaco dicitut ?ii«fti»tW a^f, Virgilio .S: 

 Ruffo Gnofia feu Gnolfia, Arabice Muroir^vel potius Munir, 

 />«p<ff;i, Babyloniis Alpheta, Elepheta, Alphecca, Alphacca,vel 

 potiiis Alphakacho, id clt j flos ttpettus. Conftat ftellis 10. ift 

 vniuetfum; qu* onlnesfunt Venetea:, Metcuiio attcmpera- 

 tx, Corpus coronx (quam alij lauteam.alij myrteam , ali) va- 

 diatam , ali? hcderaceam cum corymbis appellant ) conftat 8 

 ftellis.femicirculutB exprimentibus. Schillcro dicitut tremen. 

 d* ^ fpineaChrifii,regfs re^um.cerona.&c cQnl\x rtellis i7.Me- 

 tidianum noftc medi.i cotonatum fufpicies menfe Majo. 



VII. HERCVLES : Engonali , 'EtpMn, yt\'Zy^vitmt, 

 Ingeniculus , Ingeniculatus , Prociduus in genua, Incuru.itus 

 in genu , Genu flcxus vel nixus, liK>.a^an , ytl^ 't^mv, NiluS, 

 Neitus , Saitator , Aper , Cetheus , Thefeus , Alcides , Paruus 

 Hercules, Charops , Callinicus , Ixion, Prometheus,Thamy- 

 tes,Otpheus, (i/i/Xa» KtKfint^si, amuf\f,ic «(5»« i ■jnxi-ti^xyK-nf, 

 Imago laboranti limilis, Arab. Algiethi, Algethi, Alchcti, vel 

 plenius iuxta SchicKhacdi orthographiam Algathio , id cft 

 procidens, puta Hctculcs, £vjj'»ajj». Ideoque addi folct , Alai 

 Rochbatihi,fuper gcnuafua. Alphonfinismale Rafaben.Alias 

 Arabicc etiam Elgc/iale rulxbachei : Perfis Ternuelles.^Af/J 

 f» M;>i>e,appcllanturi(^''' 'lity^lJi Herculcs,& Ras Algethi, vel 

 iuxta Schic^^hardum Rofal-gathll , caput procumbentis , id eft 

 Herculis. In finiftro humero trium botedior barbaris dicitur 

 Rurilicus. Mediam in manufiniftra,Ta.ha[xaiXix.^vot, feu ay- 

 Kai«. Dorcs itiSinv vocant.Arabes Marfic , fcu Marfic , id eft, 

 reclinatonuin: plonius iuxta SchicKh.M»>-^fcff»,ideft,axilla In 

 dextro a^^^yin occidcntalior,A.ia.\3ih\is dicitur Maafym ; <j«/e in 

 talo.lea pcdis extreino,appellatur «yirW «oif f •jn^V rt 'T.y- 

 j=>»(K(n, «i -WJ tf^h,<xi)pijinii^ Trima in claut farte feptentrionali di- 

 citur Catcia , & Caia. Conftat ftellis 48 , vulgo i 9: e quibus 

 oinnes funt Martialcs.fccundum reccntiores,f(;cundum Ptolc- 

 matum Mctcuf ialcs ; excepta ptima,quaf eft in capitc,Raj Al- 

 j;cthi,el enim cft (^ ^. In medio ca:li,cii'ca mcdiam nodem 

 cerni poteft rtlcnfc lunio. Schillerus appellat cenfiellationem 

 fandorum trium rcj^H/W^cimque compouit eX ftellis 5 7. 



VIII. LYRA . xl^ LyraApollinis, LyraArizonis,Fidcs, 

 Fidicula,Lyra Orphica.Vuitur ca(<t.ns,i(«TO^i{i,^^^,»,^'>,i.'y, 

 jfi>.vf oAij/i), fcefcvYi, 'ia<fi/J,,«»i' r,i^i»,Tcftudo,Cithara,Iiiliccn, 

 Canticnni,Teftuiio lutaria,Tcftudn marina, Pfalterium , De- 

 torcns pfaltcriura.Defcrcns pupillam, Aquilamarina , BcIIua 

 .iquatica.Tympanum, I-alro,^«^<«*o«- , Alohore , NefiuffaKar, 

 Mefanguc,.'\fanguc,BrinhK,AIbcg,ila,Nab'on,Schaliaf. I.ucda 

 (« tlT 05j««<m, dicitur )c<«T '*ii>%Lu Lyra, Fidicula , Vultut cadens, 

 Tefta, Pupilla, Bilncliit , Vcga, Vvcga , &Pto!cm.i:o ( vt om- 

 Jies fplcndidiorcs ! >xuir(if *«{• I" in*a Lyn parte borealis 

 feijuens , ad dexirum coriiu , appellatut Zujj». iu^um. Conftat 

 rtcllis I ;,vulgf) ic:qu.T omncs funt de natuta Q &' y.Mcdi- 

 ttoftia, fcu circa mcdium nodis , in mciidiano confpicua cft 

 Tom 1 1. 



pirtim menfe Iu!is,partl.*n fuum finem & initium anni : alufi 

 nohis femperfuprahorizontememinens.Schillerusvocat>r£* 

 ftpe Chrifii , & illud componit ex ftellis 14. Quod attinet ad 

 Atabica,paul6 ante pofita.illa fic legenda & explicanda funt 

 iUTta SchicKhatdum. vf/tf^«/«.tcnrinatione Aiabica pionun. 

 tiandum cftpeto, Albegalo, ideft, mulus. Brinck eft fpecies 

 findonis Afiicanx. Vega, vcl Virga , cft vultus ; l'elta , vultut, 

 q. cadcndo volans. ^/o/jorf reftiiis fcvibitut Alchoro,St. fi"ni» 

 ncat albicantem , fplcndidam. Nat/o» eft"nablium , & talco 

 fylueftris,vulturi non ablitnilis. Nefru(fal;ar,yel potiiis Nefruf, 

 fakito , eft aquila cadens. Sefron eftim aquilam (ignificat , ck 

 Hebtxa otigine : Sakata vero Arabibus eft cadere. Affangue,Sc 

 corruptiffime Mefangue , reftius lcgitur Az.zango , id eft, 

 cymbaluni , lyra,cithata : & conucnit curtl veinaculo finscn 

 oOor liticfc.Vox ab ipfo 'fono petita. 



I X. CYCNVS: cycnus , y.iiKitv.^i^m , atils , olor, leda?u? 

 oIor,Led* adultet,Layftiius& louis alcs,ciconia, miluus, gaU 

 Iina,vultur cadcns,myitilus,Arab. Alrayr , Hirezvm , Arided, 

 vel potiiis iuxta SchicKhaidum Addigagato , aliis AdigcgCj 

 Adigegi,Degige, Adcgigc, Aldigaga, Diigcgi, id eft,gallina: 

 quanquam Giotius ex .'Jcaligcio «iocct Aiidedefleflorem rofje 

 fimilcm, vnde intetpretantur Adigcge , quafi lofa r^dolcns li- 

 liuni. 6)«f in caudn , dicitur lucida «Jigni , vropigiuni , Deneb, 

 Adigegc , Arided, Arioph,gallina, Denehedcgige , Dcnebaldi- 

 gaga, Denebadigege, SchicKJiatdo Dhanbod-digageti, id cft, 

 caudagallinar.ij«/e i»orf , lofttum gallina;,& Albirco : in exr 

 trema eauda t/ii.finis cVgni,& Azelfage, id cft, Tarcuta. Pri- 

 ma,quarta,quinta, fcsta, & dccima, ctucis cfligiem, jntiquitus 

 ctiam agricolis cognitam, conftituunc. De cygno itmiliu» 

 ftf iptot antiquus ita canit : 



Huncoptant nautt, quia fe floH mergh in v>idaf, 



Conftat ftellis 5 i,vulg(j 17.dc natuil J cum ^. quibas if. 

 ccdit ftellaanno i <;oo oblcruata primuin,&omnium fercta- 

 cito confenfu pro nouo pliaJBOmcno recepta, tettij fulgoris 

 feu niagnitudinis. De illj vide tiatlatum lohan.Kepleti. No - 

 fle mcdia Cygnus in funimo coclo, fiue metidiano, apparet, 

 mcnfc lulio. Schillerus vocat crunm Chrifti eitfue appingit in- 

 «cnmccT»» (■(■«j s.Ke/f» jOT.qui afterifmus ipljconftat ftfUis £0., 

 X. CASSIQPEA: CafTiopeia , C alfiepeia , Cafliepia , 

 Cafnepea,Cairiope,Cathcdra molHs, »1 t? .9^o'y» , KaoTiomj.Ce- 

 phei vxor , Andromcds m.iter ,mulier fedis, feliquafhi, fcli- 



Juaftrum,filiqual>rum,fclla,fo!ium, fedes tegllis, ^^•vof,»»^'- 

 jji, (if4ipiK'ifiicXes »x^^^ ,Arabuqi intetpretatoribus , mulicr 

 habcns palmam dclibutam , itcmque canis & ccrua : nouitcr 

 etiam Dhat Alchutfi. g^K« ift /n felhre, appellatur Scdet, 

 Schedet, Schedat, Schcdit, quod dcprauatum eft , iustta Schi- 

 CKhardum , ex Arabico Zedaron. , i.c.thorax , pedus. Conftat 

 ftcllis i5,vulg6 I j.dc natura f\, & J. Eft fidus inftar fedilii, 

 cui incumbit nomo biachia tendens ad fideta. Sunima nofte 

 in mctidiano fpcftatur , partim fub finein Martij , & initiun» 

 Aprilis ; partim fub Hncm Septembris, & initium Oclobris: 

 alias nobis fcmper confpicua. Schillerus appcUat S. Mariam 

 Ma.gdalenam,Sc ipli tribuit ftellas j4.Pott6 in hoc fideie ful- 

 (it petegiinaftcllaanni 1^71 ,<\\ix V.Id. Nouembr. primiiffl 

 animaduerfa fuit. Veneris inagnitudiae vifibili , per Deccm- 

 brem quantitatc Iouis,Ianuario anni fcq.147j.loue paulo mi- 

 not, & itapaulatimdecrcuit ,donec tandcm anno fcq. 1574, 

 vltimo mcnfe Martio, adeo exilis cft fafta,vt confpici Tltcriii» 

 prorfus delicrir.In principio fuitmaior tcrr.i i6i-r,fole vcro 

 i-J-. cuius ampl jtudo glohum terrx non ampliiis qil.yn 1 5 9;ad 

 fuinmum 140 faperat,cx probabiliori rcccntiorum fcntentia, 

 De h.ic ftcllli Tycho Ijrahe ingcns volumen, plcnum accurl- 

 tifTimis obfcru.itionibus confccit. Qu.6d autem fueiit ftclla, 

 & non comcta, indc p.itct, quia nuUamhabuit paialaxim , & 

 fub codcm oiftau.r fpli.rr.r litu pcrpetuo conftitit. 



X I. PERSEVS : XM^n^it , rcrfes Corgonoftonos, CylJe- 

 nius, Abantiades, i-nin-m, Inachides , Andromed.r faluator & 

 fponfus Almirazgul.deferens catcn3m,defeicns caput Algol, 

 Alouc, Mcduf.T , Cacodimonis , Gorgonis ; Pinnipcs , Che- 

 lcub , & Chflub , id cft.canis, vcl potiiis iuxta SchicKharduro 

 Chilbon fiue Kelbon : nouitcr Chamilras Algol. g«i eft in fini- 

 firo latere, dicitur Chelcub , Chenib, Algcnib, Gcnib , rccfiijs 

 iuxta rcftitutam SchicKliardi lciftioncm Algaenbo.'i<i cft, latus 

 Pcrfci. In capite Gorgonis funt quatuot , qur appcllanrut 

 Gorgonca prima, fccunda , tertia,quatta. §ue, in finiftra efi 

 manu . dicitur caput Gorgonis & Medufr, Arabib. Algol, & 

 Ras Algol, vel teiftius ex mcntc SchicKardi Rafolguli, h.e. c.v 

 putattenuationis:quo nomine Mcdiife c,-put vocatui ob ma- 

 ciem.quia exfurgitur quali a fpiiis anguium, quihus obfitum 

 cft. Iud.ri appcllant Rofch Halliltth,\i cft, caput ftrigis vel d.c- 

 moniffx cuiufdam Lilis , qu.-e quondam fuerit Adami concu- 

 bina.nunc pucrpcris infidictur iiofVu, & iiifantes cxcatnificct. 

 Sic ab omnibus populis infaviftuin hoc (idus h.ibetut. talx 

 aliat dicitut cutuus liarpes , gladius falcatus & incuruus, cnlis 

 falcatus , & curuus Saturni dcns, Arabicc Ncmbus. Conft.u 

 ftcllis jH.vulgu i^. Mattialibus cuin Mcrcurio , ex fcntcntu 

 Ptolcm.rii fcd Vcnerco-Saturninus , cr nicntc rcccntioiMm 



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