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            ſono dentro del detto circolo ſettentrionale, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s19546" xml:space="preserve">questo ſa, perche quelle parti ſono piu neceſſarie da eſſer conoſciute, come che à commodo no-
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            stro piu opportune ſi ueggino. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s19547" xml:space="preserve">Deſcriue adunque particolarmente il ſito ſettentrionale, la figura, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s19548" xml:space="preserve">la collocatione dell’Orſa, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s19549" xml:space="preserve">del Draco
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            ne che la cigne, e dice.</s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s19550" xml:space="preserve"/>
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          <p>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s19551" xml:space="preserve">Nel circolo ſettentrionale poſte ſono le due Orſe, che uoltano le ſpalle l’una all’altra, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s19552" xml:space="preserve">hãno i petti in altra parte riuol
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            ti, la minore Cynoſura, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s19553" xml:space="preserve">la maggiore Helice è detta da Greci; </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s19554" xml:space="preserve">guardano amẽdue all’ingiù, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s19555" xml:space="preserve">la coda dell’una è uol
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            ta uerſo il capo dell’altra, percioche i capi dell’una, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s19556" xml:space="preserve">dell’al tra dalla cima loro uſcendo per le code ſoprauanzandoſi
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            tra quelle, è ſteſo il ſerpente, ò Dracone, che ſi dichi, dal fine delquale è la ſtella luminoſa, quella, che ſi chiama il Polo,
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            che è d’intorno al capo dell’Orſa maggiore, perche quella, che è uicina al Dracone, ſi uolge d’intorno al ſuo capo.</s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s19557" xml:space="preserve"/>
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          <p style="it">
            <s xml:id="echoid-s19558" xml:space="preserve">Qui ſi uede l’errore di molti, che hanno dipinto POrſa maggiore, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s19559" xml:space="preserve">la minore, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s19560" xml:space="preserve">il Dracone, percioche la figura del Dracone non è di quella
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            maniera contorta, come ſi dipigne, et quelli, che l’hanno con diligenza oſſeruata, non hanno trouato che le ſtelle apparino in Cielo nel modo, che
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              <note position="left" xlink:label="note-0239-01" xlink:href="note-0239-01a" xml:space="preserve">10</note>
            dipinte ſono, ne l’Orſa maggiore appreſſo la testa del Dracone, ne la minore appreſſo la coda, ma per lo contrario la maggiore è appreſſo
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            la coda, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s19561" xml:space="preserve">la minore è appreſſo le ſpire, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s19562" xml:space="preserve">le piege come Arato ci dimoſtra dicendo.</s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s19563" xml:space="preserve"/>
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            <s xml:id="echoid-s19564" xml:space="preserve">Qui ſan di Gioue le notrici chiaro
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            Helice, è Cynoſura, quella Greci
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            Guida per l’alto mar, queſta Fenici
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            Helice, è tutta chiara, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s19565" xml:space="preserve">ha ſue ſtelle
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            Dimaggior lume, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s19566" xml:space="preserve">di grandezza adorne.
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            </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s19567" xml:space="preserve">Et quando il Sol nell’Ocean s’aſconde,
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            Quella di ſette fiamme adorlla ſplende. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s19568" xml:space="preserve">
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            Ma à marinari, è piu fedel quel’altra. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s19569" xml:space="preserve">
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            Percioche tutta in breue giro acco’ta
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            Al fido Polo ſi riuolge e mai,
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            (Pur che ueduta ſia) non ſiritroua
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            Alle naui di Sidone fallace.</s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s19570" xml:space="preserve"/>
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            <s xml:id="echoid-s19571" xml:space="preserve">Tra queſti à guiſa di ſpezzato lume
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            Il fiero Drago ſi trammette, e uolge,
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            Et quinci, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s19572" xml:space="preserve">quindi Pun è paltra auanza.
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            </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s19573" xml:space="preserve">Helici con la coda, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s19574" xml:space="preserve">poi torcendo
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            A Cynoſura piega, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s19575" xml:space="preserve">doue punta
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            Con la ſua coda, iui la teſta pone
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            Helice, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s19576" xml:space="preserve">oltra Cynoſura stende
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            Le ſue rittorte pieghe, e alzato adrieto
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              <note position="left" xlink:label="note-0239-02" xlink:href="note-0239-02a" xml:space="preserve">20</note>
            Guarda l’Orſa maggior col capo drdito,
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            Ardono gli occhi, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s19577" xml:space="preserve">l’affocate tempie
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            Di fiamme acceſe ſono, e’l mento ſolo
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            Arde d’un fiero lume.</s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s19578" xml:space="preserve"/>
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          <p style="it">
            <s xml:id="echoid-s19579" xml:space="preserve">La trammõtana dellaquale ſi ſeruono i noſtri marinari, è quella Stella, che è l’ultima nella coda dell’Or
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            ſa minore, imaginamo una linea dritta dalle ultime due Stelle dell’Or ſa maggiore, cioè delle ruote
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            di dietro del carro, che uadi fin’alla proβima Stella, che ſe le fa incontra, iui è la ſtella uicina al Polo
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            del mondo, che ſi chiama stella delmare, la trammontana adunque è la prima delle ſette Stelle, che
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            fanno l’Orſa minore, queſte ſono ſette Stelle aſſai chiare, tre di eſſe ſanno un corno, che per lo te-
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              <note position="left" xlink:label="note-0239-03" xlink:href="note-0239-03a" xml:space="preserve">30</note>
            mone del carro ſi piglia, quattro poi fanno un quadrato, ſecondo il ſito di quattro ruote, ſi mouo-
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            no d’intorno al Polo con egual diſtanza in hore 24 da Leuante à Ponente, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s19580" xml:space="preserve">la trammontana, per
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            eſſer piu uicina al Polo ſa minor giro, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s19581" xml:space="preserve">per eſſa eſſendo il Polo inuiſibile, ſi conoſce l’ altezza del
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            Polo ſopra Porizöte, et il luogo del polo ſi conoſce per un’altra Stella delle ſette, che è la piu lucète
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            delle due guardie nominate, che ſtanno nella bocca della Bozzina, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s19582" xml:space="preserve">quella Stella,è detta horolo-
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            giale,perche gira come ruota di horologio, dando à conoſcer in ogni tempo dell’anno, che hora è del
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            la notte, ſecondo quel conto, che dice mezzo A pril, mezza notte teſta, et ſempre tra le guar
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            die, e la trammontana ſta il Polo, in modo che quando le guardie ſtan di ſopra il Polo la trammonta
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            na ſta di ſotto. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s19583" xml:space="preserve">Dapoi ſapendoſi doue ſtanno le guardie, ſi ſa in che parte del Polo, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s19584" xml:space="preserve">in che distã
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            za di eſſo ſia la trammontana, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s19585" xml:space="preserve">queſte ſono pratiche di marinari. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s19586" xml:space="preserve">Ma tornamo à Vitr.</s>
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            <s xml:id="echoid-s19588" xml:space="preserve">Et il ſerpẽte d’intorno la teſta della Cynoſura diſteſo è poſto, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s19589" xml:space="preserve">ua di lógo per drit
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              <note position="left" xlink:label="note-0239-04" xlink:href="note-0239-04a" xml:space="preserve">40</note>
            to fin’ à i ſuoi piedi, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s19590" xml:space="preserve">quiui intorto, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s19591" xml:space="preserve">ripiegato alzandoſi ſi riuolta dal capo
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            dell’Oſa minore alla maggiore contra il roſtro di quella, et la tẽpia della ſua teſta.</s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s19592" xml:space="preserve"/>
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            <s xml:id="echoid-s19593" xml:space="preserve">Cioè il Serpente ſi stende d’intorno alla teſta dell’Orſa minore, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s19594" xml:space="preserve">iui alquanto ſi piega, dapoi ſi rad-
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            drizza fin’à i piedi dell’Orſa predetta, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s19595" xml:space="preserve">iui di nouo ſi rittorce, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s19596" xml:space="preserve">riuolge il capo uerſo la teſta
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            dell’Orſa minore, ſi come dalla bocca de i fiumi alle fontiloro Ptolomeo ce inſegna le uolte, et i corſi
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            disteſi de i fiumi, coſi Vitr. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s19597" xml:space="preserve">ci deſcriue quelle parti del Dracone, che ſono dritte, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s19598" xml:space="preserve">quelle, che dan
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            no uolta però io leggerei Vitr. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s19599" xml:space="preserve">à questo modo.</s>
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            <s xml:id="echoid-s19601" xml:space="preserve">Vnà uero(cioè inſieme) circum cynoſure æ caput iniecta eſt flexu, (uidelicet ſerpens flexa) porrectaq́
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            proxime eius pedes (eius ſcilicet urſæ minoris) hic autem (ideſt ad urſæ minoris pedes) intorta, re-
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            plicataq̀ (ideſt ſerpens) ſe attollens reftctitur, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s19602" xml:space="preserve">reliqua.</s>
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          <note position="left" xml:space="preserve">50</note>
          <p>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s19604" xml:space="preserve">Ancho ſopra la coda dell’Orſa minore ſono i piedi di Cepheo, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s19605" xml:space="preserve">iui alla ſommità del Montone, ſono le ſtelle, che fan-
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            no il triangulo de lati eguali ſopra il ſegno del Montone.</s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s19606" xml:space="preserve"/>
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          <p style="it">
            <s xml:id="echoid-s19607" xml:space="preserve">(Coſi io intendo) Ibique ad ſummum cacumen in ſuper Arietis ſignum.</s>
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          <p>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s19609" xml:space="preserve">Sunt Stellae quæ faciunt triangulum paribus lateribns.</s>
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            <s xml:id="echoid-s19611" xml:space="preserve">Lequal parole ſono poste da Vitr. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s19612" xml:space="preserve">molto intricatamente, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s19613" xml:space="preserve">ſecondo i ſuoi modi di parlare, Il triangolo e ancho per la ſimiglianza ſua detto delta
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            dalla ſimiglianza della lettera greca, delta nominata.</s>
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            <s xml:id="echoid-s19615" xml:space="preserve">Ma molte ſono le ſtelle conſuſe del ſettentrione minore, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s19616" xml:space="preserve">del ſimulachro di Casſiopea.</s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s19617" xml:space="preserve"/>
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            <s xml:id="echoid-s19618" xml:space="preserve">Confuſe egli intende, che non fanno alcuna figuatione, come d’intono al Montone cinque, d’intorno al Toro undici, d’intorno à i Gemelli ſette,
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            ouero conſuſe, non coſi lucenti, ò dell’ ultima grandezza. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s19619" xml:space="preserve">Conclude poi Vitr. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s19620" xml:space="preserve">quello. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s19621" xml:space="preserve">che ha detto, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s19622" xml:space="preserve">propone quello, che deue dire.</s>
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          <note position="left" xml:space="preserve">60</note>
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            <s xml:id="echoid-s19624" xml:space="preserve">Io ho eſpoſto fin qui quelle Stelle, che ſono nel Cielo diſpoſte alla deſtra dell’oriente tra la Zona de i ſegni, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s19625" xml:space="preserve">dei Settẽ
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            trioni, hora io eſplicherò quelle, che ſono alla ſiniſtra nelle parti dell’orizõte, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s19626" xml:space="preserve">del mezzo di dalla natura diſtribuite.</s>
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          <head xml:id="echoid-head116" xml:space="preserve">CAP. VII. DELLE STELLE, CHE SONO DAL ZODIACO AL MEZZO DI.</head>
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            <s xml:id="echoid-s19628" xml:space="preserve">PRIMIER AMENTE ſotto il Capricorno è il peſce Auſtrale, che da lungi riguarda Cepheo, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s19629" xml:space="preserve">
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            da quello al ſagittario il luogo uoto. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s19630" xml:space="preserve">Il Torribolo è ſotto lo artiglio dello Scorpione; </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s19631" xml:space="preserve">Ma le prime
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            parti del Cẽtauro ſono uicine alla Bilancia, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s19632" xml:space="preserve">Allo Scorpione, tengono in mano quel ſimulachro,
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            chei periti chiamano la beſtia delle ſtelle. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s19633" xml:space="preserve">Longo la uergine, il Leone, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s19634" xml:space="preserve">il Cancro e il Serpente, il-
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            quale porgendo una ſchiera di Stelle intorto ſotto cigne lo ſpacio del Cancro alzando il roſtro uer
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            ſo il Leone, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s19635" xml:space="preserve">col mezzo del corpo ſoſtiene la Tazza, ſottponendo ancho la coda alla mano del-
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              <note position="left" xlink:label="note-0239-07" xlink:href="note-0239-07a" xml:space="preserve">70</note>
            la Vergine in quella parte doue ſta il Coruo, ma quelle Stelle, che ſono ſopra le ſpalle equalmente rilucono uerſo
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            la parte di dentro. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s19636" xml:space="preserve">( cioe uerſo il polo auſtrale) Sotto la coda del Serpente, è ſottopoſto il Centauro.</s>
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            <s xml:id="echoid-s19638" xml:space="preserve">Appreſſo la Tazza, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s19639" xml:space="preserve">il Leone e la naue d’Argo, la cui prora è oſcurata, ma lo albero, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s19640" xml:space="preserve">quelle parti, che ſono à torno
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            il temone appaiono eminenti, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s19641" xml:space="preserve">eſſa nauicella, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s19642" xml:space="preserve">la poppà è congiunta per la ſommitâ della coda del cane.</s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s19643" xml:space="preserve"/>
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            <s xml:id="echoid-s19644" xml:space="preserve">Et qui s’intende del cane maggiore.</s>
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          <p>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s19646" xml:space="preserve">Ma il caneminore ſeguita i Gemelli inconta al capo della ſerpe, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s19647" xml:space="preserve">il maggiore ſimilmente ſeguita il minore.</s>
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