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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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Sunt Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer: L. Co, Virco,
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Librague, Scorpius, Arcitenens, Caper, Amphora, Pisces.
Felipricam Sol motu annuo peragrat; ex si spacium illi ad-
danus in lacum urrinque octo circiter graduum, efficituE
Zodiacus 2 duodecim alterismis, quorum plerique anima-
lium similicudinem quandam habene, ita dictus; arque sub
hoc circulo laco Luna ex careri Planera morus luos peciodi.
COs exercent.
Dilcernitur Feliprica ab Equinoctiali, quod hic quidem
dum volvirur elobus, eundem pervetuo licum obrinet, at
que eidem puncto Meridiani ex Hlorizontis adjunsus manet;
illa vero quolibet momenro licum mutar, nunc elevata, nunc
numilis, nunc huic, nunc icti gradui Aquacoris vel HIori
zonris applicara.
3. Tropici duo, C ancri nimirum e Capricorni, qui sant
limires excurtuum solis ab aequinoctiali in boream arque
austrum, includentes urrinque obliquam Solis viam, id est,
Eelipricam. Nec inepre dici porerane parallelorum solis ex
tremi. Cum enim Sol quoridie alium acque alium Ecliprica
Pradum occupet motu suo annuo, Ac ur gradus ille una cum
Sole abrepius moru diurno, circulum quendam describat
Aquatori parallelum, adeoque cor evadane paralleli, quot
Tunc dies à brevissimo ad longissimum. Juanquam Sol non
morarus in eodem gradu, sed revolutionis diurnx spatio pro-
mocus ad vicinum, non perfectum describic parallelum, sed
lineam potius spiralem; acramen harum spiralium distancia
cum (ic exigua adeo, praeserrim prope Tropicos; nihil im
pedir, quo minus sinsulae reroluriones, maxime exTreMX,
hoc est, ipli Tropici, Parallelorum loco haberi possine, id
quod ului quocidiano laris est, e commoditare praestat.
4. Polares duo, Arcticus es Antarctions, de quibus
actum est Capire primo. Arque haec quidem hactenus enar
rara urrique globo sunt communia, quanquam Fcliprica d
Ceri