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# Title: Nicolai Mercatoris Holsati, è Soc. Reg. Institutionum Astronomicarum Libri Duo, De Motu Astrorum Communi & Proprio, Secundum Hypotheses Veterum & Recentiorum præcipuas; Deqve Hypotheseon ex observatis constructione (shelfmark Leibn. Marg. 63)
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ASTRONOMTA.
Sit A O AquatOT, HO HOriZON, Z ZenitH, P POIuSAE:
aicus. A. P arcus ab F. quarore ad polum est 90 graduum, 86
ZO a Zenich ad Hlorizonrem est iridem 90 or. Sed xequales
hi arcuS A: P _ ZO habent communem portionem L P,
quae si ab veroque auteratur, restant A. J L acitudo, _ PO
Fileratio poli requales. Caeterum ( persamus hinc recti
versus austrum unum milliare Anglicanum, jam uno minuro
approxinquarimus Aquarori; Si 60 milliaria conFecerimus
eodem irinere, jam inceoro pradu caelum muravimus. Ita
quanto Z. Cive vertex noster lquatori E Ec provior, tanco
arcus A HI, vel angulus Aquaroris d TTOriZOnLIS A CH
ficmajor, donec accedente Z. magis ac magis ad , de simul
recedente II magis ac masis ab eodem , contingat, ut L
incidat tandem in iplum A:, hoc eA AEquator transeaT PeF
Lenich,