GREEK TEMPLES AND THE DATES OF THEIR FOUNDATION. 
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Name of temple. 
Orientation 
angle. 
Stellar 
elements. 
Solar 
elements. 
Name of 
star. 
The Ol^'mpieium 
277° 26' A 
Amplitude of star 
+ 9° 51' W. 
- 5° 30' E. 
a Arietis, 
01 ’ sun 
setting 
B 
Corresponding alti- 
:j° 
0 ° 
tude 
C 
Declination . 
+ 9° 40' 
o 
1 
D 
Hour angles . 
6 “" 14“ 
(3h 37m 
E 
Depression of sun 
. . 
10 ° 
when star heliacal 
F 
R. A. 
2311 49“ 
12'! 40“ 
G 
Approximate dade . 
610 B.C., 
Oct. 3 
With solar depression 11° 7’, the date works out 695 b.c. 
Name of temple. 
Oiientatiou 
angle. 
Stellar 
elements. 
Solar 
elements. 
Name of 
star. 
The so-called 
271° 45' 
A 
Amplitude of star 
+ 1° 30' E. 
- 1° 45' E. 
Spica, 
Temple of Diana 
or sun 
rising 
B 
Corresponding alti- 
3° 
0 ° 
tude 
C 
Declination . 
0 
+ 
- 1° 24' 
D 
Hour angles . 
5’“ 22“ 
Qh 47m 
E 
Depression of sun 
• • 
0 
0 
when star heliacal 
F 
R. A. 
111 , 19 m 
12'i 13“ 
G 
Approximate date . 
450 B.C., 
Sept. 26 
South Italian Temples. 
At PaBstiim there are two temples—the great temple, presumably of Neptune, and 
a smaller temple, attributed to Ceres. There is also a large columnar structure, named 
the Basilica, of which the purpose has not been established. These three buildings 
are practically parallel with each other. The elements of orientation of one only are 
given. 
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