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Kometographia. Or A discourse concerning comets; wherein the nature of blazing stars is enquired…

Name: Kometographia. Or A discourse concerning comets; wherein the nature of blazing stars is enquired…
Author: Increase Mather

Kometographia. Or A discourse concerning comets; wherein the nature of blazing stars is enquired into: with an historical account of all the comets which have appeared from the beginning of the world unto this present year, M.DC.LXXXIII. : Expressing the place in the heavens, where they were seen, their motion, forms, duration; and the remarkable events which have followed in the world, so far as they have been by learned men observed. : As also two sermons occasioned by the late blazing stars. / By Mr. Increase Mather, teacher of a church at Boston in New-England. ; [Three lines of Scripture texts]Kometographia. Or A discourse concerning comets; wherein the nature of blazing stars is enquired into: with an historical account of all the comets which have appeared from the beginning of the world unto this present year, M.DC.LXXXIII. : Expressing the place in the heavens, where they were seen, their motion, forms, duration; and the remarkable events which have followed in the world, so far as thay have been by learned men observed. : As also two sermons occasioned by the late blazing stars. / By Mr. Increase Mather, teacher of a church at Boston in New-England. ; [Three lines of Scripture texts]

Increase Mather 1639–1723printed by S.G. for S.S. i.e, 1683

[12], 143, [11], 38, [2], 32 p. ; 15 cm. (8vo) · 31k words · Evans 352 · Wing M1224

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A Discourse Concerning COMETS. › Chapter 3: The History of Comets from the beginning of the World to the first coming of Christ; to…

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A.M. 3863. (Or according to the computation of others Anno 3879) ^gA Comet was seen in the sign of Virgo, continuing 94 days. This was that which ^hPliny calleth Terrificum sidus, the terrible Star. Mithridates invaded. Asia; after which followed that bloody Civil War between Marius and Octavius.

A.M. 3863. (Or according to the computation of others Anno 3879) ^gA Comet was seen in the sign of Virgo, continuing 94 dayes. This was that which ^hPliny calleth Terrificum sidus, the terrible Star. Mithridates invaded. Asia; after which followed that bloody Civil War between Marius and Octavius.

gScribentibus Rockenbach. Ebero, & aliis.
hL. 2. C. 25▪

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A.M. (Circiter) 3900. Several ⁱComets were observed as portentous of the War between Pompey and Caesar; And of Pompey his fall. It is also reported ^kthat Caesars death was attended with a Comet of that sort which is called Xiphias.

iTestibus Plinio, Lucano, &c.
kMizald. L 1. C. 9. Rockenb.

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Author

Increase Mather 1639–1723

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S.G.

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S.S. i.e

Year

1683

Size

[12], 143, [11], 38, [2], 32 p. ; 15 cm. (8vo)

Words

31,471

Catalogue

Evans 352 · Wing M1224

Text

Evans-TCP N00277

Kometographia. Or A discourse concerning comets; wherein the nature of blazing stars is enquired…

CHAP. IV. An Historical Account of what Blazing Stars were seen within the first five hundred Years after Christ's Incarnation, and the Notable Events which still followed them.

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CHAP. IV. An Historical Account of what Blazing Stars were seen within the first five hundred Years after Christ's Incarnation, and the Notable Events which still followed them.

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