NOTES. 



Astron., e. 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. Caesar in Arati Phcen. 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. 

 16Q8, p. 23) ; Macrob. Comment in Somnum Scip., 

 lib. 1, c. 19, et Saturn., lib. 1, c. 12 and 22 (Opera 

 omnia, ed. Gronov., 1670, v. 90, 244 and 306); 

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

 85 and 96); Theon. Comment, in Ptol. (ed. Bas., 

 1538, p. 386); Martianus Capella de Nupt. Philolo- 

 giae et Mercurii, lib. 8 (ed. princeps, 1498, fol. R.3) ; 

 Luc. Ampelius liber mem. cap. 2 (ed. Bipontina ad 

 calcem Flori, p. 158) ; Kircher, Oedip. JEgypt., l653> 

 torn. 2, p. 206. 



Among the ancient writers who mention the sign 

 of the Balance (^vydq, tol £uy#, farpcih jugum, libra), 

 the only one anterior to the reform of the calendar 

 by Julias Caesar 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 fyyoq was unknown to the 

 Greek astronomers. He adds : " Ne tre libri del 



