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A24445 A prognostication for the year 1645 wherein is contained a description of the foure quarters of the year : and also are described the constellations and stars, not onely pleasant but profitable : calculated for the meridian of Brumicham / by Nath. Nye ... Nye, Nathaniel, b. 1624. 1645 (1645) Wing A2001; ESTC R1333 9,097 15

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a walking staffe divided into 10 equall parts THe use of this Table following is to find the true hour the day by the shadow of a wa●king staffe being first ●●ded into 10 parts and every one of those parts dividen into more parts and so is your staffe divided into 100 pa●●● Wherewith if you destre to know the true houre of the any it upright and mark the length of the shadow with the 〈◊〉 of your staffe find the number of those par●s in the T●●● following right against the day of the Moneth and on the you have the true houre of the day Example I desire the houre of the day upon the 20 of Day there●● set up my staffe and find the length of the shadow to con●● 14 parts wherefore I look in my Table for May and the ●ay and in that line towards the right hand I find 14 〈◊〉 over it in the head of the Table I find 4 and 8 which is 〈◊〉 houre of the day either 4 aftern or 8 morn Note that th● lessér divisions are also set down in the Table and are to us●● if need require especially about midday Table to find the true houre of the day by a staffe divided into 10 equall parts ●●fore noon ●fter noon 10   ne ●0 23 ●0 4 July ●0 13 ●0 24   ●0 3 August ●0 13 ●0 24   ●0 3 September ●0 13 ●8 24 ●0 1 October ●0 11 ●0 23 ●0 1 November ●0 11 ●0 23 20 3 De●●●   10 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 5 6 6   7 5 10 13 19 30 57 5 7 6 2 7 6 10 13 19 31 59 6 6 6 5 8 0 11 14 20 32 64 6 4 7   8 4 11 15 22 35 80 7   7 5 9   12 16 24 40 109 7 8 8 3 9 8 13 17 26 48 194 8 7 9   11   14 19 30 62   10   10 6 12 4 16 23 37 96   11   12   14   18 27 47 189   13   14   16   21 31 63     15   16   19   25 39 99     17   18   21   29 48 173     20   201   25   36 66 202     24   25   31   47 107     28   30   37   59 296     32   35   44   77 732   37   40   52   100     40   43   58   122     41   44   60   131     A short description of the foure Quart●●● of this Yeer 1645. Of the Spring THe beginning of the Spring hapneth this yeer upon the 〈◊〉 March at 3 a clock in the morning at which moment th● 〈◊〉 enters ♈ making the day and nigh● of equall length thr●●● all the world except under both the Poles this quarter last● 〈◊〉 the ☉ runs through these three Signes ♈ ♉ and ♊ the space 〈◊〉 dayes and 4 houres Of the Sommer The Sommer begins at the Suns entrance into the first min. Northern and Tropicall signe ♋ on the 11 day of Iune at 71● in the morning the dayes being at the longest with us at Bir●● about 16 houres and quarters this season continueth while 〈◊〉 passeth through these three Signes ♋ ☊ and ♍ the space 〈◊〉 dayes 15 hou and 7 min. Of Harvest Harvest begins when the Sun enters into the first min. of ♎ hapneth this yeer upon the 13 of September half an houre be●●● midnight the dayes and nights being equall and as temperat● the Spring This Quarter hath his period at the Suns departu●● the last min. of ♐ a Signe cold and moyst accompanied wi●● and mists ingendring much sicknesse as the Plague Feavers 〈◊〉 like This Quarter continues the space of 89 dayes and 111 the ☉ passing through ♎ ♏ and ♐ Of Winter The Winter beginneth at the ☉ entrance into ♑ which 〈◊〉 this yeer upon the 11 of December at a quarter past 9 before 〈◊〉 which moment the Sun enters into the first min. of ♑ Thi● is the most coldest of all the rest the dayes being at the shorte●● as at Birmicham 7 houres and a quarter in length A warme an● wind is an enemie to husbandmen but if reasonable store of 〈◊〉 it preserveth the fruit and begets plenty This Quarter c●●● while the Sun passeth through these 3 last Signes ♑ ♒ 〈◊〉 the space of 89 dayes 0 houres and 14 min. Astronomicall Notes THe true Procession of the Equinoctiall or the distance of 〈◊〉 Star in the Rams horn from the Equinoctiall point acc●●●●● the Rodolphine Tables is 28 deg 13. min. and according 〈◊〉 bergs tables is 28 deg 19 min. But according to Argoll 28 〈◊〉 min. and 5 sec The obliquitie of the Zodiack according to 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 deg 31 min. and 30 sec and according to Lansberg 23 deg and 〈◊〉 ●in But according to the Prutenicall Tables it is 23 deg 28 min 〈◊〉 ●o sec The Auges of the Planets ●●●ording to A●gols Table   deg min. Sec.   ♄ 27 27 45 ♐ ♃ 8 22 10 ♎ ♂ 29 49 44 ♌ ☉ 6 29 22 ♋ ♀ 0 37 44 ♋ ☿ 1 0 55 ♐ According to Lansberg   deg min.   ♄ 26 51 ♐ ♃ 3 53 ♎ ♂ 26 29 ♌ ☉ 7 44 ♋ ♀ 1 52 ♋ ☿ 29 48 ♏ ●he true magnitude of the Tropicall yeer is 365 daies 5 ho. 49 m Of Eclipses ●●is yeer the Inhabitants of the earth shall be deprived of the Suns 〈◊〉 glo●ious light twice and as oft of the Moons The first of the 〈…〉 and the last of the Sun appear above our Horizon the other 〈◊〉 be seen in those parts of the earth which are far remote The 〈◊〉 is of the Moon upon the last of January the moon being in the 〈◊〉 deg and 35 min. of Leo the Sun in the opposite signe and degree ●●s Eclipse begins at 5 a clock and 23 min. the middle at 70 clock 〈◊〉 4 min and the end at 3 quarters past 8 at night The parts eclip●● are 10 and 50 min. and that little light which she retaineth shall ●●ar on the neither part of her body ●he second Eclipse which we shall see is of the Sun upon the 11 day 〈◊〉 ●ugust the beginning will be at 10 in the morning the middle at 〈◊〉 and the end a quarter of an houre past noon The parts eclipsed ●5 and 50 min. on the North side of his body Moons Eclipse Suns Eclipse Hereafter followeth certain and per●●●● Rules to find and know the names of m●●● Celestiall Constellations and Stars and th● true use of them being known to find the houre of the night without any Instruments A thing most pleasant and profitable to be regarded by all men The Names of the Starres and parts of the Constellations their Rising Southing Setting The right Ascansion The point the Compasse on which th●● rise and s●●   ho. m.   Lucida