The Ursine Rose, or the Sun

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IN WHICH NOT ONLY

OF THE FIRST BOOK.

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The Author PURGES himself of the infamous theft of which certain men accused him, and shows that the offspring of the solar phenomenon is his own, and points out the errors of his adversaries. page 1.

Ch. I. The occasion for the Author to write in the City, page 1.
Ch. II. It is revealed who Apelles is, the origin of the nomenclature and concealment is recounted, and the necessity of responding to the crime charged against him is shown. page 6.
Ch. III. It is shown that Apelles did not have the doctrine set forth in his Table concerning solar spots from his Censor, firstly from the constitution of the Table itself. page 9.
Ch. IV. It is gathered that Apelles did not have his doctrine concerning solar spots from his Censor, secondly from the premises, through the causes, as it were, material, formal, and efficient. page 17.

Ch. V. It is demonstrated that Apelles did not have his doctrine concerning solar spots from his Censor, thirdly from chronological history. page 18.
Ch. VI. It is demonstrated that Apelles did not have his doctrine concerning solar spots from his Censor, fourthly, from the authority of witnesses beyond any exception. page 21.
Ch. VII. It is shown that Apelles did not contend to take away the first glory of the invention from the Censor. page 23.
Ch. VIII. Apelles did not make himself the first inventor of solar spots after the Censor. page 26.
Ch. IX. It is proved that Apelles did not transfer his Table from the Censor, and that the Censor should not be considered the inventor of the spots, from those things which the Censor completely ignored as essential to this phenomenon, and which Apelles possesses. page 31.
Ch. X. From the Table of Apelles and the History of the Censor, and the phenomenon of the Sun described in them, the same things as before are proved, and the principal errors of the Censor concerning this phenomenon are indicated. page 42.