Memoria technica: or, a new method of artificial memory, applied to and exemplified in chronology, history, geography, astronomy, also Jewish, Grecian and Roman coins, weights and measures, &c. : with tables proper to the respective sciences, and memorial lines adapted to each table / by Richard Grey.
- Richard Grey
- Date:
- 1732
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Memoria technica: or, a new method of artificial memory, applied to and exemplified in chronology, history, geography, astronomy, also Jewish, Grecian and Roman coins, weights and measures, &c. : with tables proper to the respective sciences, and memorial lines adapted to each table / by Richard Grey. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![founded their re{pective Monarchies, were as follow : | Bef. Chrift. Cyrus [Cyruts] | 536° Avexander [Alexia] 331 Jurius Cefar [ Julios } 46 And that the Mabometan Fira, or Flight of Mahomet, was A. D. 622. In like Manner for Geography ; does he think he could re- member to call Maprid Madroy-t or Jeru- falem Jeruta-ts, or BLENHEIm Blenhebav, or Tuessaly Thefsjan? This is all that is re- quir’d to remember that the Degree of Latitude of Madrid is about 40, and the * Longitude about 3. The Latitude of Ferujalem about 31, and the Longitude 36; that Blenheim is in Bavaria, and that what was the antient Theffaly is the prefent Fanna. Thus the Reader will Obrerve; that all that hé-has to do, :“as-for one Word to remember another, which only + varies from it a little in the Yermination., And to make even this eafier to be remem- ber’d, * The Reader is prefumed to be fo far acquainted with Geography, as to be able to tell which is Eaftern and which is Weftern Longitude, when he is inform’d that the firft Meridian is fix’d at London. + In many Words the Variation is very fmall; as K. John K. Jann, Inachus Ingévs, SOlon So/unz, HeEro- potus Herodofus, Puato Platok, Trajan Trajazk, CLeo- patra Cleopat/z, Gordian Imp. Gordinx, the Battle of Maratuon Marathorz, Arrila Attila, Crorsus Creefu/e, Austin Auftézs, &c. Thofe which appear more difficult will be full as eafy, when familiarized by Ute.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b33018704_0017.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
