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Astron., c. 1 and 16 ( Uranol., p. 139); Varro de 

 Lingua Latina, lib. 6, c. 2 (Auctores Lat. Linguae, 

 ed. Gothofred, 1585, p. 48) ; Cicero de Divin., lib. 2, 

 c. 46 (ed. Jos. Oliveti, 1740, torn. 3, p. 81 and 478);- 

 German. Ceesar in Arati Phoen. v. 89 (Aygin. Ope- 

 ra, Bas., 1535, p. 164 and 187); Vitruv. de Archi- 

 tect., lib. 9, c. 4 (ed. Joannis de Laet, Amst., 1649, 

 p. 190) ; Manil. Astron., lib. 1, v. 609, and lib. 4, v. 

 203 (ed. Mich. Fayer, torn. 1, p. 77 and 313); Virg. 

 Georg., lib. 1, v. 34 ; Servius, Comment, in Virgi 

 lib. 5, p. 208 (ed. Pancrat. Mascivii, torn. 1, p. 131); 

 Plin., Hist. Nat., lib. 18, c. 25, sect. 59 (ed. Harduin., 

 1723, torn. 2, p. 130) ; Ptolem., lib. 9, c. 7 ; Plut. de 

 Plac. phil., lib. 1, c. 6 (ed. Reiske, vol. 9, p- 486) ; 

 Manethonis Apotelesm., lib. 2, v. 137 (ed. Gronov. 

 1698, p. 23) ; Macrob. Comment in Somnum Scip., 

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 Achilles Tatius, Isagoge, c. 23 et frag. (Uranol., p. 

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 torn. 2, p. 206. 



Among the ancient writers who mention the sign 

 of the Balance (|uyo<;> t« Zvyx, Kit^m, jugum, libra), 

 the only one anterior to the reform of the calendar 

 by Julias Csesar is Hipparchus. The passage in the 

 commentary of Hipparchus on Aratus has escaped the 

 learned researches of Abbe Testa, who asserts, that, 

 before Geminus, the word Zyyoc, was unknown to the 

 Greek astronomers. He adds : " Ne tre libri del 



