[8] Other Circles are the Horizon, │ Aliī Circulī sunt Horīzōn
the Meridian, │ Meridiānus (see previous post)
the Æquator, │ Æquātor,
the two Colures, │ duo Colūrī,
the one of the Equinocts, │ alter Æquinoxiōrum,*
(of the Spring │ (Vernī,
when the ☉ entreth into ♈; │ quando ☉ ingreditur ♈;
Autumnal │ Autumnālis,
when it entreth in ♎) │ quando ingreditur ♎)
the other of the Solstices, │ alter Solsticiōrum (solstitiōrum)
(of the Summer, │ (Æstīvī,
when the ☉ entreth into ♋ │quando ☉ ingreditur ♋
of the Winter │ Hybernī (hībernī),
when it entreth into ♑) │ quando ingreditur ♑)
the Tropicks, │ duo Tropicī
the Tropick of Cancer, │ Tr. Cancrī,
the Tropick of Capricorn, │ Tr. Capricornī,
and the two │ & duo
Polar Circles, │ Polārēs
[1]
horīzon, horizontis [3/m]: horizon > Engl. deriv. horizontal
aequātor, aequātōris [3/m]: [i] (Classical; rare) coin inspector; [ii] (Mediaeval) equator
colūrus, -ī [2/m]: colure (astronomical term; now rarely, if ever used)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colure
*aequinoctium, -ī [2/n]: equinox < aequus (equal) + nox (night); original text: aequinox(iōrum); possible misspelling or alternative during this period, but the spelling with /x/ is not attested)
aequinoctiālis, -e: (of / pertaing to) the equinox
sōlstitium, -ī [2/n]: solstice (in the text: solsticiōrum); again, note the same spelling shift of -ti- > -ci- which was also in an earlier section of this text: spaciō (CL: spatiō)
[2]
vernus, -a, -um; vernālis, -e: (of / pertaing to) spring; Engl. deriv. vernal
autumnālis, -e: (of / pertaing to) autumn; Engl. deriv. autumnal
aestīvus, -a, -um; aestivālis, -e: (of / pertaing to) summer; Engl. deriv. estival
hībernus, -a, -um (original text with /y/); hībernālis, -e: (of / pertaing to) winter; wintry
[3] “the Tropic(k)s”; used in the text as a noun
tropicus, -a, -um: tropical
tropicus Cancrī: the tropic of Cancer
tropicus Capricornī: the tropic of Capricorn
polāris, -e: (pertaining to) the poles
Hondius Map of America (1606)
From North to South …
SEPTENTRIŌ: North
AMERICA SEPTENTRIŌNĀLIS: North America
TROPICUS CANCRĪ: Tropic of Cancer
AEQUINOCTIĀLIS LĪNEA: equinoctial line; celestial equator
MARE PĀCIFICUM: Pacific ‘sea’ (Ocean)
AMERICA MERĪDIŌNĀLIS: Southern America
TROPICUS CAPRICORNĪ: Tropic of Capricon
TERRA AUSTRĀLIS: The ‘Southern Land’ (i.e. we’re pretty sure something’s there but we don’t know what it is yet, which is why the word incognita (unknown) is often added; it does not refer to Australia since it hadn’t been ‘discovered’ – apart from by the people who lived there).
MERĪDIĒS: South
Note the use of the long /s/ in Hiſpanis
And, for the benefit of the American members of this group (not that I wish a ‘debate’) …
It’s small, but it’s there …
SINUS MEXICĀNUS: the Gulf of Mexico; sinus, -ūs [4/m]: various meanings including [i] curve, fold; [ii] bosom, breast; [iii] gulf, bay
