129 



Herodotus *, in his eulogium on the solar calen- 

 dar of the Egyptians,, explains himself very 

 clearly on this simple., though very imperfect 

 method : ocu "EXXyveq [uv lia, rpfaov sreoq efj&ofaixov 



• Herod, lib. ii, cap. 4, ed. Wesselin., 1763, p. 105 : 

 Censorin. de Die nata]i_, c. 18 : Ideler, Histor. Untersnch- 

 ungen, p, 176. 



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