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Se TO rjpefiovv rrpajrov, cjore ixdXXov /cat TrXeLCOV 



rj LG^vs rj ofjLOLa /cat tcrr] rrjg rjpejjLLas. (LoravTOJS 

 Se /cat TTJs^ rod Ktvovfievov /xeV, {jltj klvovvtos Se. 

 rocravT-qp ovv hei'^aei rrjv BvvajJLLV etvat tt^s" yrj? 



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10 ro KLvovv avTOv. el Se rovro dSvparoVy dbvyarov 

 /cat TO KLveLGdat rov ovpavov vtto tlvos tolovtov 

 ra>v ivTos. 



IV. "Eo"Tt Se TtS" OLTTOpLa TTepl TOLS KLVT^(7€LS TWV 



rod ovpavov pLopLcov, rjv cLs ovaav ot/cetav rot? 

 elprjpilvois eTTiGKe^aLT dv rig. idv yap rts" vnep- 

 PdXXj) rfj Svvdfxei rrjs KLVijcrecog rrjv rrjs yrjs 



15 Type/xtW, SrjXov on KivrjoeL avrrjv 0,770 rov fieaov. 

 /cat rj LGXvs 8' d(/)' rjg avrrj rj Svvapag, on ovk 

 dneLpos, (fyavepov ovhk yap r] yrj drreipoSy ojor 

 ovhe TO ^dpos avrrj?. irrel Se ro dSvvarov Xlyerai 

 TrXeovaxdj? {ov yap (haavrws rrjv re ^ojvrjv d^vvarov 

 (jyajxev elvai opadrjvat /cat rovs eirl rrjs aeXrjvrjs 



20 v(f)* rjjiajv ro fiev yap e^ dvdyKrjs, ro Se 7re<^u/c6s 

 opdadai OVK ocfyOrjoerai) , rov S' ovpavov d(f)daprov 

 etvau /cat dStaAurov olojxeOa jxkv e^ dvdyKrjs etvaL, 

 GVfjL^aiveL Se /card rovrov rov Aoyov ovk e^ dvdyKrjS' 

 7Te(f)VKe yap /cat evSex^rai etvau Kivrjoriv fiel^oj 

 /cat d</>' rjs rjpefiel rj yrj /cat d(^' rjs Kivovvrat ro 



25 TTvp /cat TO dvoj crajjia. el fiev ovv elalv at vrrep- 

 exovaai KLvrjoeis, hiaXvdrjoerai ravra vn dXXrjXcov. 



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* i.e. its central position in the universe. 



^ i.e. the region between the air and the moon (Meteor. 

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