APOLOGY

FOR

JULIUS CAESAR

VANINI,

NEAPOLITAN.

An armillary sphere, a model of the celestial sphere consisting of a spherical framework of rings centered on the Earth or Sun, representing lines of celestial longitude and latitude.

Cosmopolis, meaning "City of the World," was a common fictitious place of publication used to avoid censorship.

Philalethean means "lover of truth."