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Ptolemy's Tetrabiblos

Note 288 — NO. II ALMAGEST; BOOK II. EXTRACT FROM CHAP. IX

J. M. Ashmand translation

For example,

Diurnal horary times of the first point of

Gemini in the latitude of Alexandria 17° 6′ 30″

Number of temporal hours 12

15)205 18 0

Diurnal equatorial hours of the first point of

Gemini in the latitude of Alexandria 13 41 12

Diurnal horary times of the first point of

Gemini in the latitude of Southern Britain 19° 40′ 10″

Number of temporal hours 12

15)236 2 0

Diurnal equatorial hours of the first point of

Gemini in the latitude of Southern Britain 15 44 8

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