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Egyptian year 

 of Nabonassar. 



874, Pachon (IX.) 17, (p. 263, B. vol. 2, p. 268, H.) The llth 

 year of Adrian, Pachon 7-8, in the evening, the opposition 

 of Saturn was observed by Ptolemy in r£h 1° 13'. 



^+127y-f5.50^ 



875, Athyr (HI.) 21. (p. 239, B. vol. 2, p. 195, H.) Theon ob- 

 served, in the 12th of Adrian, 21-22 Athyr, in the morning", 

 the greatest elongation of Venus, when her longitude was 

 ttj? 0^ 20'. ^ +128y-hl61.30^ 



876, Epiphi (XI.) 2, (p. 239, 240, B. vol. 2, p. 196, H.) " Ac- 

 cording to Theon, in the 13th of Adrian, the 2-3 of Epiphi, 

 Venus was in longitude 10° 36', S. lat. 1° 30'. 



^_129y-f.59.26^ 



877, Mesore (XII.) 18, (p. 234, B. vol. 2, p. 176, H.) Theon 

 observed, the 18th of Mesore of the 14th of Adrian, in the even- 

 ing, the greatest elongation of Mercury in longitude 120° 20'. 



^ H-130y+104.87^ 



878, Tybi (V.) 26, (p. 245, B. vol. 2, p. 214, H.) Ptolemy ob- 

 served in the 15th of Adrian, the 26-27 Tybi, one hour after 

 midnight, the opposition of Mars in n 21^. 



§ +131y-97.57^ 



879, Phamenoth (VII.) 16, (p. 231, B. vol. 2, p. 166, H.) 

 Ptolemy observed, in the 16th of Adrian, the 16-17th of Pha- 

 menoth, the greatest elongation of Mercury, in longitude 1° X5 

 its distance from the sun being 21^° ^ -l-132y— 47.46^ 



879, Pharmuthi (VIII.) 21, (p. 239, B. vol. 2, p. 195, H.) In 

 the 16th of Adrian, the 21-22 Pharmuthi, Theon observed the 

 greatest elongation of Venus, in longitude 31° 30'. 



^ +132y-12.46''. 



880. Athyr (III.) 7, (p. 62, B. p. 204, H.) Ptolemy observed 

 the autumnal equinox in the 17th year of Adrian, on the 7th 

 of Athyr, about two equinoctial hours after noon : the interval 

 from the epoch being 879y. 66\ 2\ ©-l-132y + 188.12'^. 



= ^-l-133y-177.l5^ 



880, Payni (X.) 20, (p. 254, H.) Ptolemy observed at Alex- 

 andria a total eclipse of the moon, the 17th of Adrian, Payni 

 20-21 ; the middle li^ before midnight. ^-|-133y-F46.24'*. 



880, Epiphi (XI.) 1, (vol. 2, p. 243, H.) An opposition of Ju- 

 piter was observed- in the 17th of Adrian ; one hour before 

 midnight, in m 23° 11' ^-f 133y+57.25^ 



880, Epiphi (XI.) 18, (p. 263, B. vol. 2, p. 268, H.) Ptolemy 

 observed an opposition of Saturn, the 17th of Adrian, Epiphi 

 18, 4 hours after noon, in / 9° 40'. ^-Hl33y-i-73.95^ 



