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Astronomia considerat Astrorum motûs, Astrologia eorum effectûs.
Coeli globus volvitur super Axem 1. circa globum Terrae, 2. spacio XXIV. horarum.
Axem utrin{que} finiunt Stellae Polares sive Poli, Arcticus 3. & Antarcticus. 4.
Coelum undi{que} est stellatum: Stellarum fixarum numerantur plus mille; Siderum verò
Septentrionalium, XXI. Meridionalium, XVI. Adde Signa XII. Zodiaci, 5. quodlibet graduum XXX. quorum nomina sunt, ♈ | Aries, ♉ Taurus, ♊ Gemini ♋ Cancer, ♌ Leo, ♍ Virgo, ♎ Libra, ♏ Scorpius, ♐ Sagittarius, ♑ Capricornus, ♒ Aquarius, ♓ Pisces.
Sub hoc, cursitant Stellae errantes VII. quas vocant Planetas, quorum via est, Circulus in medio Zodiaci, dictus, Ecliptica. 6.
Alii Circuli sunt, Horizon, 7. Meriáianus, 8. Aequator; 9, duo Coluri, alter Aequinoctiorum, 10. (Verni quando ☉ ingreditur ♈ Autumnalis quando ingreditur ♎) alter Solstitiorum, 11. (Aestivi quando ☉ ingreditur ♋, Hyberni quando ingreditur ♑;) duo Tropici, Tr. Cancri, 12. Tr. Capricorni; 13. & duo Polares. 14...15.
Astronomie considereth the motion of the Stars, Astrologie the effects of them.
The Globe of Heaven is turned about upon an Axle-tree 1. about the globe of the earth, 2. in the space of XXIV hours
The Polar stars, or Poles, the Arctick 3. and Antartick. 4. conclude the Axle-tree at both ends.
The Heaven is full of Stars every where. There are reckoned above a thousand fixed-stars; but of constellations
towards the North, XXI. towards the South, XVI. Adde to these the XII. Signs of the Zodiaque, 5. every one of XXX. degrees, whose names are, ♈ Aries, ♉ Taurus, ♊ Gemini. ♋ Cancer, ♌ Leo, ♍ Virgo, ♎ Libra, ♏ Scorpius, ♐ Sagittarius, ♑ Capricor. ♒ Aquarius, ♓ Pisces.
Under this the seven wandering Stars, VII. which they call Planets, move, whose way is a circle in the middle of the Zodiack, called the Ecliptick. 6.
Other circles are the Horizon, 7. the Meridian, 8. the Aequator; 9. the two Colures, the one of the Aequinocts, 10 (of the Spring, when the ☉ entereth into ♈ Autumnal, when it entereth into ♎) the other of the Solstices, 11. (of the Summer, when the ☉ entereth into ♋ of the Winter when it entereth into ••) the two Tropicks, the Tropick of Cancer, 12. the Tropick of Capricorn, 13 and the two Polar circles. 14...15.