# Elementa astronomia 44-2

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

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/geminus/elementa-astronomia/44-2

Τινὲς μὲν οὖν διελάμβανον μεγίστας ἡμέρας γίνεσθαι ἐν Καρκίνῳ, ἐπείπερ αἱ θεριναὶ τροπαὶ ἐν τῷ Α προειρημένῳ ζῳδίῳ γίνονται, μεγίστας δὲ νύκτας εἶναι ἐν Αἰγόκερῳ, ἐπεὶ αἱ χειμεριναὶ τροπαὶ ἐν Αἰγόκερῳ γίνονται, παραπλήσιόν τι ποιοῦντες ἁμάρτημα τῷ ἐπὶ τῶν συζυγιῶν.

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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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