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An Irish Astronomical Tract

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Table of Contents

Background details and bibliographic information
Preamble
The CELT edition as a single file

Chapter 1

p.135

FIRMAMENTUM EST, ET CETERA.

Chapter 2

p.136

The four elements, and their positions as the Creator ordained them.

Chapter 3

p.137

. DICUNT PHILOSOPHI, ET CETERA.

Chapter 4

p.138

CALOR ET FRIGIDITAS, ET CETERA.

Chapter 5

p.139

TERRA EST IN MEDIO, ET CETERA.

Chapter 6

p.140

NOTUM EST UNUM QUODQUE ELEMENTORUM, ET CETERA.

Chapter 7

p.141

ARGUMENTUM AD ROTUNDITATEM TERRAE, ET CETERA.

Chapter 8

p.145

MARIA ET FLUMINA DIVERSA LOCA MUTANT, ET CETERA.

Chapter 9

p.147

CALOR ET FRIGUS OPUS VEHEMENS IN TERRAM, ETCETERA.

Chapter 10

p.149

Concerning the two volcanoes, Etna in Sicily and Vesuvius in Apulia, in the sulfurous region. DICO QUOD OCCASIO HUlUS IGNIS EST, ETCETERA.

Chapter 11

p.150

LUNA VISIBILITER IN MARE, ETCETERA.

Chapter 12

p.152

SOLENT QUIDAM IMPERIT ASSERERE, ETCETERA.

Chapter 13

p.154

DICO SICUT SUPERIUS VERACITER, ETCETERA.

Chapter 14

p.156

QUANDO DEUS FIRMAMENTUM CREAVIT, ET CETERA.

Chapter 15

p.159

SCIENDUM EST, ETCETERA.

Chapter 16

p.161

QUI PERFECTE CIRCULOS LINEASQUE ETCETERA..

Chapter 17

p.162

Concerning the different sunrise and sunset in many countries:

Chapter 18

p.164

Concerning the size of the sun:

Chapter 19

p.165

SI AUTEM SOL MINORIS ESSET QUANTITATIS, ETCETERA..

Chapter 20

p.166

NECESSARIO IGITUR FATENDUM EST..

Chapter 21

p.166

LUNA NIHIL LUMINIS HABET NISI, ETCETERA..

Chapter 22

p.170

Concerning the cause of the eclipse of the moon:

Chapter 23

p.172

MANIFESTUM EST, ETCETERA..

Chapter 24

p.175

DICO QUOD LUNA SOLI CAUSAM ECLIPSIS, ETCETERA..

Chapter 25

p.178

LUNA NON VIDETUR PRIUSQUAM, ETCETERA..

Chapter 26

p.178

The characteristic of the light of the moon and of the constellations:

Chapter 27

p.180

27. CONSTAT QUOD QUATUOR SPHAERAE LUNAE, ET CETERA..

Chapter 28

p.182

Concerning the spheres of the sun.

Chapter 29

p.183

Concerning the order of the ten spheres.

Chapter 30

p.186

SCIENDUM EST QUIA MAXIMA SPHAERA, ET CETERA..

Chapter 31

p.187

SECUNDA SPHAERA POST MAXIMAM SPHAERAM ETCETERA.

Chapter 32

p.188

DICO QUOD SATURNUS PER QUATUOR ETCETERA..

Chapter 33

p.192

POSTQUAM SATURNI SPHAERA MOTUS, ETCETERA..

Chapter 34

p.193

Concerning the sphere of the fixed stars.

Chapter 35

p.194

AD HAEC INDICANDA GEOMETRICA SUNT..

Chapter 36

p.196

ANTIQUI LINEA AB ORIENTE AD OCCIDENTEM, ET CETERA..

Chapter 37

p.199

DUO IN TERRE LOCA ESSE NOVIMUS, ET CETERA.

Chapter 38

p.201

Concerning the winds; what they are, and whence they come.

Chapter 39

p.201

Concerning the clouds, thunder, rain and lightning.

Chapter 40

p.204

Concerning animate, growing objects, destitute of sensation.