The Chapter ofthe Declination of 



the Sunne. 



j$$ &>ecUnaf ion of tbe &unnc,tsfbe 

 arfee of tbe greater circle, tubici) paf- 

 fctft bg tbe poles of ttje Jiiojlo, tactuDeo 

 bette&n t|ie Cquinocttall ano t|e zo* 

 | oiack. 0itD beere is to bee noteD,tbat 

 'tobatfaeuer foure pointcs oj pjicacs 

 Mjicb are equallte Difiant from f be point of tbe <£qui< 

 noris (taj^ic^ are tbe beginning of Aries ano Libra) 

 tball baue equall animations, 



Mbereof it follofoetb,tbat tbe fours quarters of tbe 

 zooiacfee bane equall Declinations , ano to aneiDe po* 

 Itrit^ 3 baue aoseo bereunto a table of tbe Declinations 

 ofonels one quarter of tbe ^oDiacfc,fo tbat all baaing 

 one felfe fame maner of SDeclmaf ions,it mas feruefci 

 all,* tbe o joer of it is tbis.SCbe fignes fobofe Medina* 

 tion tnereafetb are in tbe beao o; front of tbe table,ana 

 § Degrees of tbcfe fignes oefcenD bs t^z left fiDe f bcrof, 

 t tbe fignes tobofe Declination Decreafetb, are in § ftot 

 of tbe tabic: ano tbe Degrees of tbefe fignes, rife be tbe 

 right fioe of tbe fame.S&b* DifpoGtion of tbe table being 

 bnoerftoo, t^ento fcnofcoe tobat Declination tbe funne 

 fcatb in euerie Degree off zoDiack.souougbf tobnoU* 

 tbe true place of tbe funne.fo j t^z oa? of t\)t Declinaf io 

 tobicbsouDeu'retoknoioanotbe figne tobicbtbefun 

 fijall bee founo in tbat oap,(bal sou foae in § front o; 

 fort of tbe table.ano if it be in tbe front ,vou (ball feeks 

 tbe number of tbe Degrees on $ left fioe,anb if it (balbee 

 at tbefcot of tbe tableau fbai feke it on tbe rigbt fioe* 

 SCben aboue o? bnoer tbe figne in tbefrontof $ Degree 

 of tbe fato figne,sou (ball finD ttoo numbers,toberof § 

 fir ft is of Degress,! tbe fecono of minutes:ano tbofe be* 

 grees ano minutes of Declination,tbe &unne bat u tbat 

 Bss.anD tbis is tmoerff oos teit bout ^anins refpect to # 



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