Thomas Blundeville, The Theoriques of the Seven Planets (1602)
Date
1602
Author
Lexicon title
A breefe Extract of Maginus his Theoriques, shewing all the definitions of such names and motions as are needfull to be knowne for the calculating of the places of any of the seuen Planets, or other motions of any Heauen whatsoeuer, that are to be found out by the Prutenicall Tables
Book title
THE Theoriques of the seuen Planets, shewing all their diuerse motions, and all other Accidents, called Passions, thereunto belonging. Now more plainly set forth in our mother tongue by M. Blundeuile, than euer they haue been heretofore in any other tongue whatsoeuer, and that with such pleasant demonstratiue figures, as euery man that hath any skill in Arithmeticke, may easily vnderstand the same. A Booke most necessarie for all Gentlemen that are desirous to be skilfull in Astronomie, and for all Pilots and Sea-men, or any others that loue to serue the Prince on the Sea, or by the Sea to trauell into forraine Countries. Whereunto is added by the said Master Blundeuile, a breefe Extract by him made, of Maginus his Theoriques, for the better vnderstanding of the Prutenicall Tables, to calculate thereby the diuerse motions of the seuen Planets.
Publication place
London
Publisher
Adam Islip
Transcription source
EEBO/TCP
Text type
printed book
Genre
Hard-word, term-of-art, and dialect dictionaries, glossaries, and definitions
Subject area
astronomy
Summary
Exatraction of definitions from the Theoriques of Giovanni Antonio Magini
Language
headwords: English
explanations: English
explanations: English
explanations: English
explanations: English
Extent
215-78
Word-group
type: alphabetical
Word-entry
type: gloss
sample: THe seuenth Heauen is situated next vnder the eight Heauen or Sphere, and mooueth from West to East, and is onely proper to Saturne, which is the highest Planet: whose orbes and motions thereof, this figure here following doth plainely shew.
sample: THe seuenth Heauen is situated next vnder the eight Heauen or Sphere, and mooueth from West to East, and is onely proper to Saturne, which is the highest Planet: whose orbes and motions thereof, this figure here following doth plainely shew.
STC
3160
ESTC
S117447
