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the_o tail_n of_o that_o in_o 1533._o be_v observe_v by_o apian_a to_o be_v 15_o degree_n that_o in_o 1538._o thirty_o the_o tail_n of_o the_o comet_n in_o 1577._o by_o tycho_n twenty_o two_o that_o in_o 1585._o not_o above_o a_o span_n in_o appearance_n and_o that_o other_o 1590._o ten_o degree_n but_o the_o tail_n of_o the_o comet_n in_o 1618._o be_v more_o notable_a for_o magnitude_n and_o variety_n of_o magnitude_n than_o all_o the_o rest_n for_o that_o in_o the_o same_o night_n it_o appear_v of_o different_a length_n not_o only_o to_o sundry_a observer_n in_o several_a place_n but_o to_o the_o same_o observer_n in_o one_o and_o the_o same_o place_n now_o short_a anon_o long_o by_o the_o quaver_v extension_n of_o its_o beam_n for_o millerus_n find_v it_o novemb_n 26._o when_o it_o first_o appear_v 90_o degree_n kepler_n two_o day_n after_o thirty_o december_n the_o 4_o the_o it_o be_v 21_o degree_n the_o seven_o day_n 57_o degree_n the_o nine_o cysatus_n find_v it_o 75_o degree_n 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but_o i_o shall_v reserve_v my_o other_o more_o serious_a observation_n till_o i_o hear_v further_o from_o he_o which_o if_o ever_o i_o do_v i_o promise_n to_o lash_v he_o without_o mercy_n in_o the_o interim_n i_o shall_v advise_v such_o gentleman_n as_o desire_v to_o be_v instruct_v in_o this_o kind_a oâ—_n learning_n to_o shake_v off_o these_o ignorant_a fellow_n and_o apply_v themselves_o to_o doctor_n nicholas_n fisk_n doctor_n scâ—â—borough_n mr._n ionas_n moor_n or_o mr._n holland_n â—ho_fw-mi be_v all_o of_o they_o singular_a artist_n and_o man_n of_o hone_a and_o clear_a intention_n multiplicatio_fw-la effectus_fw-la syderum_fw-la secreta_fw-la he_o that_o will_v know_v great_a and_o noble_a thing_n must_v commit_v three_o rule_n to_o memory_n 1._o the_o rarity_n and_o time_n of_o the_o planetary_a conjunction_n and_o multiply_v one_o into_o the_o other_o if_o it_o be_v exquisite_a or_o perfect_a if_o not_o into_o the_o part_n thereof_o in_o respect_n of_o day_n and_o the_o 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