OF THE ORIENTATIONS OF A NUMBER OF GREEK TEMPLES. 
809 
Athens. Lat. 37° 38' 20". 
Name of Temple. 
Oi’ientatiou 
angle. 
Stellar 
elements. 
Solar 
elements. 
Name of 
Star. 
Archaic Temple of 
260° 55' 
A 
Amplitude of Star or 
+ 7° 51' 26" 
4-12° 16' 
Pleiades 
Minerva 
Sun 
(// Tauri), 
B 
Corresponding altitude 
3° 20' E. 
2° 40 E. 
rising 
C 
Declination .... 
+ 7° 50' 
4-11° 20' 
D 
Hour angles .... 
6i‘ 8“ 24® 
7'* 29“ 37" 
E 
Depression of Sun when 
, , 
10° 
Star was heliacal 
F 
R.A. 
O'l 34“ 50= 
I** 56*“ 3" 
G 
Approximate date . 
B.C. 15.30, April 20, 21 
Jupiter Olympius, 
268° O' 
A 
Amplitude of Star or 
+ 3° 8' 
4-2° 
a Arietis, 
older foundation 
Sun 
rising 
B 
Corresponding altitude 
5° 0' E. 
4° 31' E, 
0 
Declination .... 
+ 6° 15' 
o 
r—I 
o 
4- 
D 
Hour angles .... 
5'‘ 44“ 51 = 
7'* 15“ 36" 
E 
Depression of Sun when 
12° 
Star was heliacal 
F 
R.A. 
23'‘ 19“ 0® 
O'* 39'** 45" 
G 
Approximate date . 
B.C. 1202, March 30, 31 
Hecatompedon, on 
257° 7' 
A 
Amplitude of Star or 
-f 10° 8' 
4-15° 52' 41" 
Pleiades, 
site of present 
Sun 
rising’ 
Parthenon 
B 
Corresponding altitude 
2° 45' E. 
2° 25' E. 
C 
Declination .... 
+ 9° 58' 
4-13° 57' 
U 
Hour angles .... 
gh X7m 18s 
7'* 37“ 56" 
E 
Depression of Sun when 
• • 
10° 
Star was heliacal 
1 
1 
1 
F 
R.A. 
O'* 54'** 5® 
2'* 16“ 20" 
G 
Approximate date . 
B.C. 1150, April 26 
Nike Apteros, or 
275° 43' 17" 
A 
Amplitude of Star or 
■f 5° 28' 59" 
-.5° 43' 17" 
Spica, 
Wingless Vic- 
Sun 
setting 
tory 
B 
Corresponding altitude 
3° 0' W. 
5° 22' E. 
C 
Declination .... 
+ 6° 10' 
-1° 12' 5" 
D 
Hour angles .... 
6'* 4“ 0® 
6'* 59'** 0" 
E 
Depression of Sun when 
12° 20' 
Star was heliacal 
F 
R.A. 
10’* 46“ 0® 
23'* 49“ 0" 
G 
Approximate date . 
B.C. 1130, March 17 
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MDCCCXCIII.—A. 
