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of Africa and Numidia. The Gnomon upon the Equi- 

 noctial Day, thirty-five Feet in Length, maketh a Shadow 

 twenty-four Feet Long. The Longest Day or Night is four- 

 teen Hours Equinoctial, and the fifth part of an Hour. The 

 third Circle beginneth at the Indians next to the Iinaus, and 

 goeth by the Caspian Gates very near to Media, Cataonia, 

 Cappadocia, Taurus, Amanus, Issus, the Cilician Gates, 

 Soli, Tarsus, Cyprus, Pisidia, Syde in Pamphilia, Lycaonia, 

 Patara in Lycia, Xanthus, Caunus, Rhodus, Cou's, Halicar- 

 nassus, Gnidus, Doris, Chius, Delus, the Middle Cyclades, 

 Gytthium, Malea, Argos, Laconia, Elis, Olympia, Messene, 

 Peloponnesus, Syracusa, Catina, the Midst of Sicily, the 

 South Part of Sardinia, Carteia, and Gades. The Gnomon 

 of one hundred Inches yieldeth a Shadow of seventy-seven 

 Inches. The Longest Day hath Equinoctial Hours fourteen 

 and a half, with the thirtieth part of an Hour. Under the 

 fourth Circle lie those who are on the other Side of Imaus, 

 the South Parts of Cappadocia, Galatia, Mysia, Sardis, 

 Smyrna, Sipylus, the Mountain Tmolus in Lydia, Caria, 

 Ionia, Trallis, Colophon, Ephesus, Miletus, Samos, Chios, 

 the Icarian Sea, the Northern Cyclades, Athens, Megara, 

 Corinthus, Sicyon, Achsea, Patrse, Isthuios, Epirus, the 

 North Parts of Sicily, Narbonensis Gallia toward the East, 1 

 the Maritime Parts of Spain beyond New Carthage, and so 

 to the West. To a Gnomon of twenty-one feet the Shadows 

 answer of seventeen Feet. The Longest Day is fourteen 

 Equinoctial Hours, and two-third parts of an Hour. The 

 fifth Division containeth from the Entrance of the Caspian 

 Sea, Bactra, Iberia, Armenia, Mysia, Phrygia, Hellespontus, 

 Troas, Tenedus, Abydus, Scepsis, Ilium, the Mountain Ida, 

 Cyzicum, Lampsacum, Sinope, Amisum, Heraclea in Pontus, 

 Paphlagonia, Lemnus, Imbrus, Tliasus, Cassandria, Thes- 

 salia, Macedonia, Larissa, Amphipolis, Thessalonice, Pella, 

 Edessa, Bersea, Pharsalia, Carystum, Euboea, Breotia, 

 Chaicis, Delphi, Acarnania, ,/Etolia, Apollonia, Brundisium, 

 Tarentum, Thurii, Locri, Rhegium, Lucani, Neapolis, Pu- 



1 Languedoc. 



