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Ramon Lull: Treatise on Astronomy

(Latin Track Volume V)

Table of Contents

Introduction to Lull's Treatise on Astronomy by Robert Hand  ................................................... ii

Translator's Preface by Kris Shapar ......................................................................................... viii
          General Note ................................................................................................................... ix

Treatise on Astronomy by Ramon Lull ......................................................................................... 1
          Prologue ........................................................................................................................... 1
          Book 1. Of the Principles of Astronom ............................................................................... 2
                A. Of the Ancient Principles of Astronomy ................................................................... 3
                    1. Of the Signs of Heaven ...................................................................................... 3
                              Of Aries ........................................................................................................ 3
                              Of Taurus ..................................................................................................... 6
                              Of Gemini ..................................................................................................... 6
                              Of Cancer ..................................................................................................... 6
                              Of Leo .......................................................................................................... 7
                              Of Virgo ........................................................................................................ 7
                              Of Libra ........................................................................................................ 7
                              Of Scorpio .................................................................................................... 7
                              Of Sagittarius ............................................................................................... 8
                              Of Capricorn ................................................................................................. 8
                              Of Aquarius .................................................................................................. 8
                              Of Pisces ...................................................................................................... 8
                    2. Of the Planets .................................................................................................... 9
                              Of Saturn ...................................................................................................... 9
                              Of Jupiter .................................................................................................... 11
                              Of Mars ....................................................................................................... 13
                              Of the Sun .................................................................................................. 15
                              Of Venus ..................................................................................................... 18
                              Of Mercury .................................................................................................. 19
                              Of the Moon ............................................................................................... 20
          B. Of the Second Part of the Principles of Astronomy ..................................................... 23
                    1. Of Dominance ................................................................................................... 24
                              Of A B ......................................................................................................... 25
                              Of A C ......................................................................................................... 26
                              Of A D ......................................................................................................... 26
                              Of B C ......................................................................................................... 27
                              Of B D ......................................................................................................... 27
                              Of C D ......................................................................................................... 28
                    2. Investigation Through Questions ..................................................................... 29
                              What .......................................................................................................... 29
                              Of What ..................................................................................................... 30
                              Through What ............................................................................................ 35
                              Of Quantity ................................................................................................. 36
                              Of What Kind .............................................................................................. 39
                              Of When ..................................................................................................... 63
                              Of Place ...................................................................................................... 66
                              Of Manner .................................................................................................. 68
                              Of Instrumentality ...................................................................................... 71
                    3. Of the Soul of the Heaven ................................................................................ 72
                              The heaven has a soul ............................................................................... 72
                              That the heaven has a soul that is not vegetative,
                                        sensitive, or rational ......................................................................... 74
                              That movement is the soul of the heaven .................................................. 75

Ramon Lull: Treatise on Astronomy Books II-V

(Latin Track Volume VI)

Table of Contents

Introduction to the Ars Combinatoria by Robert Hand .................................................................. i

Treatise on Astronomy by Ramon Lull - Second Part ................................................................... 1
          Book II. Of the Second Part [On the Figure] ...................................................................... 2
                A. Of the Figure ........................................................................................................... 2
                B. Of the Second Part of the Figure ............................................................................. 3
          Book III. Of the Third Part ................................................................................................. 6
                A. Of the First Part [Conjunctions] ............................................................................... 7
                       1. [Of Aries] .......................................................................................................... 7
                              Of Aries and Saturn ....................................................................................... 7
                              Of Aries, Saturn, and Jupiter 8 Of Aries, Saturn, Jupiter, and Mars ................ 9
                              Of Aries, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, and the Sun .................................................. 9
                              Of Aries, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, and Venus .................................... 10
                              Of Aries, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, and Mercury ...................... 10
                              Of Aries, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, and the Moon ..... 11
                              Of Aries and Jupiter ..................................................................................... 11
                              Of Aries, Jupiter, and Mars .......................................................................... 12
                              Of Aries, Jupiter, Mars, and the Sun ............................................................ 12
                              Of Aries, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, and Venus ................................................ 12
                              Of Aries, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, and Mercury .................................. 12
                              Of Aries, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, and the Moon ................. 13
                              Of Aries and Mars ....................................................................................... 13
                              Of Aries, Mars, the Sun ............................................................................... 13
                              Of Aries, Mars, the Sun, and Venus ............................................................ 13
                              Of Aries, Mars, the Sun, Venus, and Mercury .............................................. 14
                              Of Aries, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, and the Moon ............................. 14
                              Of Aries, the Sun ........................................................................................ 14
                              Of Aries, the Sun, and Venus 14 Of Aries, the Sun, Venus, and Mercury .... 15
                              Of Aries, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, and the Moon 15 Of Aries and Venus.... 15
                              Of Aries, Venus, and Mercury 15 Of Aries, Venus, Mercury, the Moon ......... 16
                              Of Aries, Mercury.......................................................................................... 16
                              Of Aries, Mercury, and the Moon.................................................................. 16
                              Of Aries and the Moon................................................................................. 16
                       2. [Of Taurus] .................................................................................................... 17
                              Of Taurus and Saturn ................................................................................. 17
                              Of Taurus, Saturn, and Jupiter .................................................................... 17
                              Of Taurus, Jupiter, Saturn, and Mars .......................................................... 17
                              Of Taurus, Saturn, Jupiter and Mars, the Sun ............................................. 18
                              Of Taurus, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, and Venus ................................ 18
                              Of Taurus, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, and Mercury .................. 19
                              Of Taurus, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, and the Moon .. 19
                              Of Taurus and Jupiter .................................................................................. 19
                              Of Taurus, Jupiter, and Mars ....................................................................... 19
                              Of Taurus, Jupiter, Mars, and the Sun ......................................................... 19
                              Of Taurus, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, and Venus ............................................. 20
                              Of Taurus, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, and Mercury ............................... 20
                              Of Taurus, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, and the Moon .............. 20
                              Of Taurus and Mars ..................................................................................... 20
                              Of Taurus, Mars, and the Sun ...................................................................... 20
                              Of Taurus, Mars, the Sun, and Venus .......................................................... 21
                              Of Taurus, Mars, the Sun, Venus, and Mercury ............................................ 21
                              Of Taurus, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, and the Moon ........................... 21
                              Of Taurus and the Sun ................................................................................ 21
                              Of Taurus, the Sun, and Venus ................................................................... 21
                              Of Taurus, the Sun, Venus, and Mercury ..................................................... 21
                              Of Taurus, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, and the Moon .................................... 21
                              Of Taurus and Venus .................................................................................. 22
                              Of Taurus, Venus, and Mercury ................................................................... 22
                              Of Taurus, Venus, Mercury, and the Moon .................................................. 22
                              Of Taurus and Mercury ................................................................................ 22
                              Of Taurus, Mercury, and the Moon .............................................................. 22
                              Of Taurus and the Moon ............................................................................. 23
                       3. [Of Gemini] ..................................................................................................... 23
                              Of Gemini and Saturn .................................................................................. 23
                              Of Gemini, Saturn, and Jupiter .................................................................... 24
                              Of Gemini, Saturn, Jupiter, and Mars .......................................................... 24
                              Of Gemini, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, and the Sun ............................................ 24
                              Of Gemini, Saturn, Jupiter, the Sun, and Venus .......................................... 25
                              Of Gemini, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, and Mercury .................. 25
                              Of Gemini, Saturn, and the Other Planets .................................................. 25
                              Of Gemini and Jupiter ................................................................................. 26
                              Of Gemini, Jupiter, and Mars ....................................................................... 26
                              Of Gemini, Jupiter, Mars, and the Sun ......................................................... 26
                              Of Gemini, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus .................................................... 26
                              Of Gemini, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, and Mercury ............................... 27
                              Of Gemini, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, and the Moon .............. 27
                              Of Gemini and Mars...................................................................................... 27
                              Of Gemini, Mars, and the Sun....................................................................... 28
                              Of Gemini, Mars, the Sun, and Venus .......................................................... 28
                              Of Gemini, Mars, the Sun, Venus, and Mercury ............................................ 29
                              Of Gemini, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, and the Moon ........................... 29
                              Of Gemini and the Sun ................................................................................ 29
                              Of Gemini, the Sun, and Venus ................................................................... 29
                              Of Gemini, the Sun, Venus, and Mercury ..................................................... 29
                              Of Gemini, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, and the Moon .................................... 30
                              Of Gemini and Venus .................................................................................. 30
                              Of Gemini, Venus, and Mercury ................................................................... 30
                              Of Gemini, Venus, Mercury, and the Moon .................................................. 30
                              Of Gemini and Mercury ................................................................................ 31
                              Of Gemini, Mercury, and the Moon .............................................................. 31
                              Of Gemini and the Moon ............................................................................. 31
                       4. [Of CanceL] .................................................................................................... 31
                              Of Cancer and Saturn ................................................................................. 31
                              Of Cancer, Saturn, and Jupiter .................................................................... 32
                              Of CanceL Saturn, Jupiter, and Mars ........................................................... 32
                              Of Cancer, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, and the Sun ............................................ 32
                              Of Cancer, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, and Venus ................................ 32
                              Of Cancer, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, and Mercury .................. 33
                              Of Cancer, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, and the Moon . 33
                              Of Cancer, Jupiter ....................................................................................... 33
                              Of Cancer, Jupiter, and Mars ...................................................................... 34
                              Of Cancer, Jupiter, Mars, and the Sun ........................................................ 34
                              Of Cancer, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, and Venus ............................................ 34
                              Of Cancer, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, and Mercury .............................. 34
                              Of Cancer, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, and the Moon ............. 34
                              Of Cancer and Mars 35 Of Cancer, Mars, and the Sun ............................... 35
                              Of Cancer, Mars, the Sun, and Venus ......................................................... 35
                              Of Cancer, Mars, the Sun, Venus, and Mercury .......................................... 35
                              Of Cancer, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, and the Moon .......................... 36
                              Of Cancer and the Sun ............................................................................... 36
                              Of Cancer, the Sun, and Venus .................................................................. 36
                              Of Cancer, the Sun, Venus, and Mercury .................................................... 36
                              Of Cancer, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, and the Moon ................................... 36
                              Of Cancer and Venus ................................................................................. 37
                              Of Cancer, Venus, and Mercury .................................................................. 37
                              Of Cancer, Venus, Mercury, and the Moon ................................................. 37
                              Of Cancer and Mercury ............................................................................... 37
                              Of Cancer, Mercury, and the Moon ............................................................. 37
                              Of Cancer and the Moon ............................................................................ 37
                B. Of the Second Part of the Third Part. [Oblique Aspects] ...................................... 38
          Book IV. Of the Fourth Part [Objections to the Ancient Astronomy] ............................... 42
                A. Of the First Part of the Fourth Part ....................................................................... 42
                B. Of the Second Part of the Fourth Part .................................................................. 45
          Book V. Of the Fifth Part, Which Is of Questions ............................................................ 48
                A. [Questions with Solution] .................................................................................... 49
                B. Of the Second Part of Questions [Questions with a Referenced Solution] ........... 51
                C. Of the Third Part of Questions [Questions with Proper Solutions] ....................... 55
                D. Of the Questions That Were in the Fourth Part ................................................... 66

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