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dastronomie qui le peussent esprouver vouldrons nous
apres racompter combien la terre est longue et com
bien elle a despez parmy. Et aussi combien la lune est
ensus de la terre. Et le soleil qui est au dessus de la lune
et combien chascun a de granduer sicomme le roy
tholomeus lesprouva. Si vous reparlerons des es
toilles et du firmament de leur granduer et de leur
noblesse et de la haulteur du firmament de tout che
vous voeul parler Mais avant tout che je voeul
ung petit racompter des faiz du tholomeus qui
tant sceut de demonstranches de apparitions et tant
ama astronomie que il voult toutes ches choses en
serchier Si vous dirons daulcunes choses qui ne vous
sont point contraires se vous le volez entendre et
oyr ainchois y pourrez aprendre aulcun bien et puis
apres nous mesurerons le monde au mieulx que nous
pourrons. Or entendez du roy tholomeus et des eu
vres daulcuns aultres philosophes pour vostre
preu meismes. Du roy tholomeus et daulcuns aultres
THolomeus fust ung roy moult soubtil philosophes
en astronomie. Celui tholomeus fust roy

of astronomy, and therefore able to prove this, we want to
explain below how long the earth is and how thick it is. And also
how far above the earth the moon is, and the sun - which is above
the moon - and how large each of these is, as King
Ptolemy proved. We will tell you again of the stars
and of the firmament, of their size and their nobility
and the height of the firmament. I want to tell you about
all of this. But first I want to tell you a little bit about the actions
of Ptolemy, who knew so much about the manifestation of
appearances, and who loved astronomy so much that he wanted
to search out all these things. We will tell you some things that
are not at all to your detriment: if you want to understand and
hear, then you will be able to learn something good.
Afterwards we will measure the world as best we can.
Now, hear about King Ptolomy and of the works of
certain other philosophers, for your own benefit.
[rubric:] Of King Ptolemy and certain other philosophers.[/rubric]
Ptolemy was a king very learned in
astronomy. This Ptolemy was king

dastronomie qui le peussent esprouver vouldrons nous
apres racompter combien la terre est longue et com
bien elle a despez parmy. Et aussi combien la lune est
ensus de la terre. Et le soleil qui est au dessus de la lune
et combien chascun a de granduer sicomme le roy
tholomeus lesprouva. Si vous reparlerons des es
toilles et du firmament de leur granduer et de leur
noblesse et de la haulteur du firmament de tout che
vous voeul parler Mais avant tout che je voeul
ung petit racompter des faiz du tholomeus qui
tant sceut de demonstranches de apparitions et tant
ama astronomie que il voult toutes ches choses en
serchier Si vous dirons daulcunes choses qui ne vous
sont point contraires se vous le volez entendre et
oyr ainchois y pourrez aprendre aulcun bien et puis
apres nous mesurerons le monde au mieulx que nous
pourrons. Or entendez du roy tholomeus et des eu
vres daulcuns aultres philosophes pour vostre
preu meismes. Du roy tholomeus et daulcuns aultres
THolomeus fust ung roy moult soubtil philosophes
en astronomie. Celui tholomeus fust roy

of astronomy, and therefore able to prove this, we want to
explain below how long the earth is and how thick it is. And also
how far above the earth the moon is, and the sun - which is above
the moon - and how large each of these is, as King
Ptolemy proved. We will tell you again of the stars
and of the firmament, of their size and their nobility
and the height of the firmament. I want to tell you about
all of this. But first I want to tell you a little bit about the actions
of Ptolemy, who knew so much about the manifestation of
appearances, and who loved astronomy so much that he wanted
to search out all these things. We will tell you some things that
are not at all to your detriment: if you want to understand and
hear, then you will be able to learn something good.
Afterwards we will measure the world the best we can.
Now, hear about King Ptolomy and of the works of
certain other philosophers, for your own benefit.
[rubric:] Of King Ptolemy and certain other philosophers.[/rubric]
Ptolemy was a king very learned in
astronomy. This Ptolemy was king