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A60282 Natural philosophy improven by new experiments touching the mercurial weather-glass, the hygroscope, eclipsis, conjunctions of Saturn and Jupiter, by new experiments, touching the pressure of fluids, the diving-bell, and all the curiosities thereof : to which is added some new observations, and experiments, lately made of several kinds : together with a true relation of an evil spirit, which troubled a mans family for many days : lastly, there is a large discourse anent coal, coal-sinks, dipps, risings, and streeks of coal, levels running of mines, gaes, dykes, damps, and wild-fire / by G.S. Sinclair, George, d. 1696. 1683 (1683) Wing S3855; ESTC R15622 205,371 320

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go right round once if I had continued Pumping Here is a Phenomenon to be salved and well worthy the pains of a Virtuoso But because some may think I have spoken too much of a thing of small concern I shall therefore say but one word or two more That even upon the obscurest and meanest of the Creatures the LORD hath impress'd an Indelible Character of His Wisdom and Skill Though we cannot well know for what use and end the Oat-Grain hath an Awin and why it is twisted yet we must remember that GOD and Nature never made any thing in vain Do not undervalue it because it is meanly let out for there is in it a Pearl of great price Christopherus Sturmius a German a great Virtuoso and famous Mathematician makes honourable mention of it in his Writings which he hath taken from my A●s Nova Magna as he hath done many other Curiosities and published them to the World not as his own Inventions but as mine which by the way gives a notable check to my old Adversaries who with the Bed●lls Gown about their heads endeavour'd to make the World in their beggarly Pamphlet believe th●● all my Philosophical Experiments were Untruths and Lies Sed non est remedium adversus Sycophantae mo●sum there is no cure or remedy against the bi●ng of Slanderers Mr Boyl did not think so as witness his Experiments ●ouching Flame and Air. They are sold for Six Shillings A short account of the late Comets and of some Eclipsis ANno 1652 An obscure Comet appeared in the beginning of Winter seen in the forenight nigh to the Constellation of Taurus It did not continue long yet Lilly that old Astrologer made it very prodigious A second far more glorious appeared in the beginning of December 1664. It raise before the Sun several Mornings with a long Ray pointing towards the West First then it was Cometa Barbatus the Ray going before the Star It had a very swift motion towards the West inclining upward till it came the length to be in opposition to the Sun on the 19. of December where it appeared Cometa Crinitus without a Ray. Being under a swift motion it advanced more Westerly and upward and was seen clearly upon Sunday night December 25. with a long Ray pointing towards the East which made it Cometa Caudatus the Train following the Star and setting after the Sun This made many believe that there were two Comets It evanished a little below the Rams-head after it had continued from December 8. 1664 to February 8. 1665. A third was seen the same Year 1665 in March and continued till the 7. of April A fourth was seen in the middle of April 1677 about 11. a Clock at Night It continued but a short time The fifth seen over all Europe with admiration appeared first clearly to us December 14. 1680. It continued till February 8. 1681. The sixth Comet was seen Thursday Night August 17. 1662 in the North about 11 a Clock at Night in the second Foot of the Great Bear It had a swift motion towards the West declining from the North. It past over above the back of the Lion and under Coma Berenices under Arcturus crossing Bootes forefoot towards the Aequinoctial and thence towards the Beam of the Ballance Anno 1682 Saterday night February 11 about 11 a Clock a prodigious Eclipse of the Moon The total darkness continued an Hour and a half measured by the Pendulum Clock The Eclipse was not only Total but Central that is to say a straight Line might have been drawn almost from the Centre of the Moon thorow the Centre of the Earth to the Centre of the Sun The Moons face was red as Blood especially about the midle of the Eclipse Compare it with Ioel 2 10. Acts 2.19 20. Isa. 13.10 Ezek. 32.7 8. Mat. 24.29 Luk. 21.25 Anno 1662 December first all the seven Planets met in that one Sign of Sagittarius the Archer Anno 1663 Friday October 9. A conjunction of Saturn and Iupiter in the 13. deg of Sagittarius Anno 1661 April 23. Mercury did Eclipse the body of the Sun This Year 1682 a conjunction of Saturn and Iupiter in the Sign Leo on the 23. of October which is the fourth Conjunction since they entered the fiery Trigon which are Sagittarius Leo and Taurus Anno 1679 April 2. Two Suns seen in the Firmament in the Fore-noon in East-Lothian Extraordinary Foul-Weather followed this Parelia Anno 1598 February 25. a total Eclipse of the Sun so that the Stars were seen It is to this day called the Dark Saterday Anno 1652 March 29 in the Fore-noon a total Ecipse of the Sun so that the Stars were seen likewise It is commonly called the Dark Monday Simsines Philadelphus a devout Man and learned Astrologue writes in his Book which he published Anno 1626 and dedicated to Frederick King of Bohemia that there never happened any great Change or Alteration in any State or Kingdom in Europe but what hath been accompanied with a Conjunction of Saturn and Iupiter under some Trigon or other And reckoning over all the ten Principalities and Dominions which have been in Britain since the Year of the World 3618 he comes at last to the Year 1603 in which Saturn and Iupiter after they had returned into the Fiery Triplicity being the seventh time from the Creation fell in Conjunction in that Fiery Sign Sagittary in the Month of December Here he takes occasion to mention King Iames his succeeding to the Crown of England that year of whom by the way take this Distichon or two Verses Cura Del vasemque lab●r sapientia secii Pax quoque mulavit regna quaterna Polo Gods Care the Ag●s Wit Peace Prophets Pairs For Kingdoms fou●● in Heaven a kingdom gain● And shews that this which he calls Regnum Scotorum the Dominion of the Scots and tenth Principality was received by these two superior Planets in their Greatest Conjunction Note That these Conjunctions are sometimes propitious as this was It was likewise favourable to the Hollanders who were treated with a Free State Anno 1607. And concludes with these remarkable words Et non jam expectanda est gravior aliqua mutatio in Britannia nisi continua Consanguinearum successio siquidem Periodi huic regno transierint Nam à primo Rege Bruto usque ad presentem annum elapsi sunt anni 1978. That is And now there is not any greater Change to be expected in Britain but a continued Succession of the Nearest in Blood for truly the Periods to these Dominions are gone and past over Because from the first King Brutus to this present Year there are past 1978 Years This Brutus was the first King of the Britains who began his Reign in the Year of the World 3618 under the Aerial Trigon and Conjunction of Saturn and Iupiter in the Sign Gemini For the better understanding know that the twelve Signs are divided into four Triplicities which are called