| Introduction by Robert Hand |
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| .......About Johannes Schoener |
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| .......General Note on the Translation |
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| ..............Accidens: |
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| ..............Dominus and Dominator |
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| Dedicatory Epistle |
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| The First Part Contains Instruction on the Use of the Ephemeris |
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| .......Canon I. Examining the Sequence and Disposition of the Ephemeris for the First Time |
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| .......Canon II. Inquiring Concerning the Golden Number, Dominical Letter, the Indiction and the Six Moveables |
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| .......Canon III. Making Known the Characters of the Planets, Signs and Aspects |
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| .......Canon IV. Discovering the True Motion of the Sun, Moon, and the Five Planets, the Head and Tail of the Dragon at Noon of Any Day |
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| .......Canon V. Finding the True Place of the Sun and Moon and the Five Planets and the Head and Tail of the Dragon at Any Hour and Minute of the Day |
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| .......Canon VI. Getting the Hourly Motion of Any Planet Skillfully |
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| .......Canon VII. Investigating in a Different Way What the Preceding Has Taught |
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| .......Canon VIII. Finding the True and Average Argument of the Latitude of the Moon |
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| .......Canon IX. Showing the Latitude of the Moon at Any Moment |
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| .......Canon X. Determining the Latitudes of the Five Planets for Certain Days and Hours |
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| .......Canon XI. Discovering the Aspects of the Planets to the Moon and of the Other Planets Among Themselves |
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| .......Canon XII. Determining the True Time of Any Conjunction, Opposition or Quadrature of the Luminaries at Any Meridian |
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| .......Canon XIII. Prognosticating the Eclipses of the Luminaries, if Any Happen in the Year |
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| .......Canon XIV. Inquiring Whether the Eclipse Happens around the Head or the Tail of the Dragon, and Whether it is Total or Partial, and if Partial, Whether the Northern or Southern Part is Eclisped |
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| .......Canon XV. Reckoning the Three Times, Namely the Beginning, the Middle and the End, and the Entire Duration of Any Eclipse |
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| .......Canon XVI. Determining the Length of Time of the Whole Lunar Body Hiding under the Shadow |
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| .......Canon XVII. Enurmerating the Length of the Day or Night, Likewise the Time of the Rising or Setting of the Sun at Any Time of Year |
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| .......Canon XVIII. Converting Astronomical Hours Begun at Noon into Hours Taking Their Beginning from Sunrise, Sunset or Midnight |
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| .......Canon XIX. Setting Up a Figure of Heaven for Any Moment According to the Rules of the Art |
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| .......Canon XX. Inserting the Places of the Planets and of the Fixed Stars of the Figure Skillfully |
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| .......Canon XXI. Introducing the Conjunctions and Aspects of the Luminaries and Planets According to the Condition of the Fixed Stars Which Nearly Touch Them, and Other Effects |
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| .......Canon XXII. Forecasting the Changing of the Air |
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| The Second Part of the Introduction Treats Compendiously of Astrology |
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| .......Canon I. Manifesting the Natures and Properties of the Twelve Signs of the Zodiac |
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| .......Canon II. Recognizing the Qualities and Conditions of the Seven Planets |
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| .......Canon III. Determining the Illnesses of the Planets in the Twelve Signs According to the Parts of the Body of Man |
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| .......Canon IV. Collecting the Fortitudes and Debilities of the Planets |
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| .......Canon V. Making the Significations of the Twelve Houses of Heaven Known in Brief |
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| .......Canon VI. Grasping the Twelve Houses, their Sex, Constitutions, Mundane Division, Fortitudes, Colors, and the Joys of the Planets within Them with a Single Look |
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| .......Canon VII. Investigating Concerning the Accidents which Befall the Planets in Themselves, and the Progressions or Directions to Each Other, and the Retrogradations and Stations of the Planets |
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| .......Canon VIII. Heeding the Swiftness of Slowness of the Motion of a Planet |
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| .......Canon IX. Whether a Planet is Increased or Decreased in Light or Number |
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| .......Canon X. Knowing Whether a Planet is Oriental or Occidental |
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| .......Canon XI. Concluding Whether a Planet May be in a Good Configuration or an Evil One |
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| .......Canon XII. Finding Whether a Planet is Ascending toward the Angle, or Descending from the Angles |
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| .......Canon XIII. Defining Conjunctions and Aspects of the Planets |
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| .......Canon XIV. Recognizing Separation from Aspect or Conjunction |
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| .......Canon XV. Comprehending Prohibition from Aspect or Conjunction |
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| .......Canon XVI. Learning Whether a Planet is United with the Sun or Not, or is in Cazimi |
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| .......Canon XVII. Investigating whether a Planet is Combust or Oppressed, or under the Rays |
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| .......Canon XVIII. Learning to Whether a Planet is Visible or Not |
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| .......Canon XIX. Whether or not a Planet is in Its Similitude, Which they Call Hays |
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| .......Canon XX. To Recognize Ductoria and That Which is Called Security |
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| .......Canon XXI. To Find Almugeas or the Regarding of Planets toward the Sun and Moon |
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| .......Canon XXII. Whether a Planet Is Besieged or Not |
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| .......Canon XXIII. Learning whether Any of the Planets Are Void in Course |
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| .......Canon XXIV. Whether Any Planet is Peregrine or Feral |
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| .......Canon XXV. Watching for the Ascension and Descension of a Planet in the Eccentric Circle, and also in the Epicycle |
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| .......Canon XXVI. Demonstrating the Reception of a Planet, which is Called Pushing, Commission, or the Donation of Virtue, or Disposition |
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| .......Canon XXVII. Inquiring about the Translation of Light or Nature, Which They Call Giving Power to Another Planet |
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| .......Canon XXVIII. Comprehending in a Skilled Manner the Contrariety or Destruction of Conjunctions of the Planets |
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| .......Canon XXIX. Discerning the Abscission of the Light or Nature of One Planet by Another |
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| .......Canon XXX. Comprehending the Collection of Light or Nature |
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| .......Canon XXXI. Inquiring After the Denunciation of Light, which is Called the Return of Virtue |
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| .......Canon XXXII. Seeing Refrenation from Conjunction or Aspect |
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| .......Canon XXXIII. Understanding the Frustration of a Planet from Conjunction or Aspect |
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| .......Canon XXXIV. Seeing the Elevation of a Planet over A Planet |
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| .......Canon XXXV. Exploring Which Planets are Friends or Enemies of Each Other |
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| .......Canon XXXVI. Noticing that a Planet is in Light or Not |
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| .......Canon XXXVII. Promptly Understanding the Decans of the Signs, the Degrees Masculine and Feminine, Degrees Dark, Smokey, Lucid and Void, Likewise Degrees Deep, Azimene and Fortunate |
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| .......Canon XXXVIII. Collecting the Antiscia in Signs, Degrees and Minutes |
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| .......Canon XXXIX. To Determine the Fortitudes and Debilities of the Planets |
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| .......Canon XL. Determining Skillfully the Fortunes and Infortunes of the Cusps of the Houses or Heaven, Likewise of the Places of the Planets and of the Parts of the Significators |
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| .......Canon XLI. Finding the Lords, the Rulers or Governors and the Leaders of the Theme |
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| .......Canon XLII. Disclosing through which Mansion of the Zodiac the Moon Travels |
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| The Third Part Concerning Common Elections |
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| .......Canon I. Putting Forth Those Matters Which Must be Considered Generally in Any Election |
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| .......Canon II. Explaining What Must be Elected or Avoided under Any Aspect of the Moon to the Planets |
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| .......Canon III. Electing Times Suitable for Bloodletting and Cupping |
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| .......Canon IV. Electing Healthful Times for the Taking of a Drug |
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| .......Canon V. Scrutinizing Times Suitable for Baths |
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| .......Canon VI. Observing the Time Suitable for Cutting Hair |
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| .......Canon VII. Instructing the Proper Time for the Cutting of an Unguent |
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| .......Canon VIII. Strengthening the Divers Parts of the body, Virtues and Operations under a Fortunate Constellation with the Appropriate Medicines |
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| .......Canon IX. Examining Planting and Sowing |
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| .......Canon X. Seeking a Suitable Time for Weaning an Infant |
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| .......Canon XI. Marrying and Creating Offspring |
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| .......Canon XII. Choosing a Suitable Time for Handing over Boys to Teachers |
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| .......Canon XIII. Discerning when Servants Can Be Hired or Beasts Bought |
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| .......Canon XIV. Investigating What Time is Suitable for Preparing and Putting on Clothing |
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| .......Canon XV. Taking Hereditary Possessions, the Investiture of High Office, or Official Position upon One's Self, or Conveying One's Self from One House into Another |
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| .......Canon XVI. Laying the Foundation for Constructing a Building |
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| .......Canon XVII. Comprehending when It Is Best to Buy and Sell, or to Make and Receive a Loan |
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| .......Canon XVIII. Selecting a Suitable Time for Traveling and for Sending Legations |
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| .......Canon XIX. Finding out when It Is Best to Hunt |
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| .......Canon XX. Perfecting the Works of Metals in Fire, or To Work at the Alchemical Art |
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| The Fourth Part Concerning Nativities |
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| .......Canon I. Disclosing Those Matters Which Must Be Considered before the Judgment of a Human Nativity |
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| .......Canon II. Making Known Whether the Native Is To Be Reared or Not and Concerning the Choice of the Hyleg According to the Thinking of Ptolemy |
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| .......Canon III. Determining Whether the Native's Life Will Be Long or Short |
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| .......Canon IV. Predicting the Complexion of the Body and the Health and Illness of the Native |
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| .......Canon V. Judging the Substance and Wealth of the Native |
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| .......Canon VI. Declaring the Rank and Honor of the Native |
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| .......Canon VII. Instructing Concerning the Death of the Native, Whether it Happens by Sword, Fire, Water, a Fall, Hanging, the Attack of Wild Beasts or Illness |
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| .......Canon VIII. Showing Whether the Native Will Have Brothers and Whether They Will Live, and Be Fortunate, and Whether There Will be Love among Them |
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| .......Canon IX. Determining the Times of the Accidents |
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| .......Canon X. Knowing the Duration of an Accident Coming Forth from a Direction |
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| .......Canon XI. Again Concerning the Time |
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| .......Canon XII. Determining the Observation of the Times of Future Accidents of the Nativity from Directions, Divisions, and Profections |
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| .......Canon XIII. An Experience Concerning the Transit of the Lord of the Ascendant over the Degree of an Infortune in the Radix of the Nativity |
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| .......Canon XIV. Another Experience Concerning the Part of Fortune |
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| Appendix - Schoener's Fixed Star Table |
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| .......From Canon XXI, Book I |
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