author saw cities arise in the moon, an eclipse in 1714, saw Mr. Halley flying an a fiery chariot, saw a comet over the Sancta Sophia
Tag: Comet
Discusses the rise of the Turkish empire, the conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter in 1682 in relation to Mr. Holwell’s text, disagrees with him over some astrological calculations, the effects of this arrangement includes war, treason, death of royalty, gives a historical discussion of conjunctions, the comet, however, was responsible for the besieging of Vienna, it was seen in Jamaica and England, it was a Saturnine comet, foreshadows evils, war, plagues, storms, locusts, mostly in Turkey as it’s under Saturn.
There were a conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter, a comet, and two eclipses in the year, the author warns readers that this is an alarm to their minds, mostly a theoretical/historical discourse.
Predictions of three eclipses in 1683, meetings of Saturn and Jupiter foretell of war, the comets of 1680 and 1682 give signs of religious disputes, lightning.
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An appendix to Holwel’s Catastrophe mundi
Mainly a description of the rise of the Turkish empire in relation to astrological history, also a discussion of the comets in 1680 and 1682, the author warns of wars in German and invasion by the Turks, warnings to other European countries.
a poem about the comet in 1680
descriptions of the recent solar eclipse and past comet, the eclipse tells of revolutions and deaths of great princes and emperors, drought, famine war, plague, the comet tells of much of the same, in addition to earthquakes
) mostly a discussion of popery and Protestantism, but also a report of the blazing star, and the war, famine, and disease it will bring, mostly theoretical
tells of the effects the recent comets will have on England, Ireland, and Scotland, religious disputes it will bring, talks of William Lilly’s insights in relation to religion, especially Protestantism and Papists, expects disputes in the government and plagues, talks of Saxon and Turkish prophecies
the recent comet shows of raping, war, and other evils, also lightning and drought, good news for those ‘addicted to learning and science,’ there will be two lunar eclipses, one in February, it will be bad for crops