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ISMAEL BULIALDUS, Son of Ismael Bulialdus, and Native of Loudun, a Town in the Province of Poictou in France, by Ricciolus stiled, astronomus profundæ indaginis, hath highly merited, as well by his publication of several ancient Mathematical and Astronomical Authors (some of whom we have already mentioned) as by his own most learned Labours, having first published his Dissertation, entituled Philolaus, sive De vero Systemate Mundi. Afterwards in the year 1645. he set forth his Astronomia Philolaica, grounded upon the Hypothesis of the Earth's motion, and the Elliptical Orbit described by the Planets motion about a Cone; illustrated with solid Demonstrations, to which he hath added Tables, by him entituled Tabulæ Philolaicæ, in which the motions of Saturn, Jupiter, and Mercury are more accurately represented than in the Rudolphine Tables, being for the most part much easier than those, a Work, sayes Ricciolus, Omnibus Astronomiæ studiosis, sed non sine attentione, legendum. He likewise published about the year 1666. Monita duo ad Astronomos; the first, touching a New Star, in the Neck of the Whale, appearing at some times, at others, disappearing; the other, touching a cloudy Star in the Northern part of the Andromeda's Girdle, not discovered by any of the ancients, sometimes appearing, and sometimes not. Which Phænomena he recommends to the Observation of all curious Astronomers. §§§§§§§§§ |
