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The MouseionGeminusElements of Astronomy

Elements of AstronomyElementa astronomia

By Geminus. Elementa astronomia · title translated from the Latin

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Kind of writing: Astronomy/Astrology
Written: 1st c. BC
Length: 22,551 words analysed
Vocabulary: 70% common words
In the library: 1 Greek text, 0 English translations

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Greek textGeminus. Γέμινου εισαγωγὴ ἐις τὰ φαινόμενα. Gemini Elementa astronomiae. Manitius, Charles, editor. Leipzig: Teubner, 1898.

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A bronze calculator of the heavens, from a shipwreck of about 60 BCThe Antikythera mechanismIn 1901, divers working a shipwreck off the small island of Antikythera brought up bronze and marble statues, glass and pottery, and a shapeless lump of corroded bronze and wood.