# Elementa astronomia 25-2

Geminus, Elementa astronomia, Cap. V. Περὶ τῶν ἐν τῇ σφαίρᾳ κύκλων.. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/geminus/elementa-astronomia/25-2

ἐν δὲ τῷ κατὰ Ῥόδον ὁρίζοντι ὁ θερινὸς τροπικὸς κύκλος ὑπὸ τοῦ ὁρίζοντος τέμνεται οὕτως, ὥςτε τοῦ ὅλου κύκλου διῃρημένου εἰς μέρη μη′ τὰ μὲν κθ′ τμήματα ὑπὲρ τὸν ὁρίζοντα ἀπολαμβάνε-σθαι, τὰ δὲ ιθ′ ὑπὸ γῆν. ἐκ δὲ τῆς διαιρέσεως ταύτης ἀκολουθεῖ τὴν μεγίστην ἡμέραν ἐν Ῥόδῳ γίνεσθαι ὡρῶν ἰσημερινῶν ιδ′ ϛ′′, τὴν δὲ νύκτα ὡρῶν ἰσημερινῶν θ′ ϛ′′,

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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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