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† Prutenic, a. (n.) Obs.|pruːˈtɛnɪk|
[ad. med.L. Prutenic-us, f. Prut(h)en-i Prussians: see -ic. Cf. F. pruténique.]
Prussian; in Prutenic tables, the Copernican planetary tables published in 1551 by Erasmus Reinhold (Cælestium Motuum Prutenicæ Tabulæ); so named in compliment to Albert, Duke of Prussia. Also as n. in pl. Pruˈtenics, the Prutenic tables.
1615–16H. Briggs Let. 10 Mar. in Ussher's Lett. (1686) 36 Concerning Eclipses..Mullerus in his Phris. Tabulis hath mightily discouraged me, for he hath weakned the Prutenicks, my Foundation, in three places of his Book at least. 1643Milton Divorce i. Wks. 1851 IV. 22, I trust anon..to perfect such Prutenick tables as shall mend the Astronomy of our wide expositors. 1678Phillips (ed. 4), Prutenick Tables, certain Tables for the finding out of the Celestial motions... First publisht in the year 1551.
So † Pruˈtenical a., in same sense.
1594Blundevil Exerc. i. xxix. (1636) 79 Taught by Reinoldus in the beginning of his Prutenicall Tables. 1640Wilkins New Planet i. (1707) 152 The Man that calculated the Prutenical Tables from Copernicus his Observations. |