# Elementa astronomia 15

Geminus, Elementa astronomia, Cap. VI.Περὶ ἡμέρας καὶ νυκτός.. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/geminus/elementa-astronomia/15

πέρας δέ ἐστί τις χώρα ἐσχάτη πρὸς ἄρκτον κειμένη, ἐν ᾗ ὁ μὲν πόλος κατὰ κορυφὴν γίνεται, τοῦ δὲ ζῳδιακοῦ κύκλου ἓξ ζῴδια ὑπὲρ τὸν ὁρίζοντα ἀπολαμβάνεται, ἓξ δὲ ὑπὸ τὸν ὁρίζοντα ἀποτέμνεται· ἡ μεγίστη δὲ ἡμέρα παρ’ αὐτοῖς ἑξαμηνιαία γίνεται, ὁμοίως δὲ καὶ ἡ νύξ.

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Geminus, Elementa astronomia, ed. Charles Manitius. Text: The Greek Library, from the Perseus Digital Library and other open sources, CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: apostrophes normalised and the text divided into reading sections by Interlinea.
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