Ouranoskopia, or, The contemplation of the heavens, in a perpetual speculum, or general prognostication for ever wherein is succinctly demonstrated the names and natures of the signs, planets and aspects, terms of art, order of the spheres, the colours, magnitudes, motions, solid proportions and distances of the seven planets from the earth ... / by Iames Corss ...

THE CONTENTS. CHAPTER I.

• OF the Names and Natures of the Signs, Planets and Aspects. Pag. 1
• Chap. 2. Of several Terms of Art, necessary for all Stu∣dents to understand. p. 3
• Chap. 3. Of the Systemn of the World, and Motion of the Earth. p. 5
• Chap. 4. Of the Eclipses of the Sun and Moon. p. 8
• Chap. 5. To find how long the Effects of an Eclipse con∣tinues, and when they begin and end. p. 13
• Chap, 6. The Names of the Regions, Cities and Towns, subject to the Signs and Planets. p. 15
• Chap. 7. To Prognosticate the Naturall Portents of Eclipses. p. 17
• Chap. 8. To find the Lords of the Year, and four Quar∣ters thereof. p. 19
• Chap. 9. Of the signification of the twelve Coelestial Houses. p. 20
• Chap. 10. Of the Distances, Magnitudes and Colours of the seven Planets. p. 22
• Chap. 11. Of the Trees, Herbs, and Plants, under the government of the seven Planets. p. 28
• Chap. 12. Of the particular Diseases which the Pla∣nets signifie. p. 31
• Chap. 13. Shewing how to rectifie a Nativity by the trutine of Herms. p. 32
• Chap. 14. Of the Year what it is, and the quantity thereof. p. 38
• Chap. 15. Of the Judgement of the Weather from the Coelestial Bodies. p. 39
• Chap. 16. How to Prognosticate more particularly of the Weather by the Planets mutual Aspects. p. 42
• Chap. 17. Vulgar Observations of the changes of the Weather. p. 45

• Chap. 18. Of the Winds, their Names and Na∣tures. p. 47
• Chap. 19. How to Prognosticate what Winds will blow. p. 49
• Chap. 20. Of Earthquakes, Thunders, Lightnings, Co∣mets, &c. their natural causes and significations. p. 50
• Chap. 21. Containing severall Propositions in Astro∣nomy. p. 53
• Chap. 22. To find the true time of the Suns rising and setting, with the length of the day and night for any day of the Month assign'd. p. 56
• Chap. 23. To find the Golden Numbers, Epacts, and age of the Moon for any year of God assign'd. p. 59
• Chap. 24. To find the time of the Moons rising and setting, and how long She shines. p. 61
• Chap. 25. To find the Dominical Letters, and dayes of the Week that begins every Month, and Moveable Feasts for ever. p. 63
• Chap. 26. Of the description of the Quadrant, and how to find the Altitude of the Sun, Moon or Stars thereby. p. 65
• Chap. 27. How to find the Altitude of any Tower, Castle or Steeple, &c. p. 67
• Chap. 28. How to find out the Latitude of a place, or the Poles Elevation above the Horizon. p 68
• Chap. 29. So find the Diameter, Circumference, Solidi•••• and Superficies of any Sphere or Globe. p. 7••
• Chap. 30. How to find the weight of a Globe or Ball of Mettall or Stone, without weighing them in Bal∣lances. p. 71
• Chap. 31. Of the Planets Paralaxis Altitudinis, and how to calculate the same at all times. p. 73
• Chap. 32. To find the Lord of the hour for any tim•• assign'd. p. 76
• Chap. 33. Shewing what Moon makes full sea, in most Sea-Port Towns, in Scotland, England, and Ireland. p. 7••

FINIS.