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MR. F. C. PENROSE ON THE RESORTS OF AN EXAMINATION 
The Hiero of Epidaurus. Lat. 37° 35'. 
Name of Temple. 
Orientation 
angle. 
Stellar 
elements. 
Solar 
elements. 
Name of 
Star. 
1 
Asclepieion or Tern- 
259'’ 24' 50" 
A 
Amplitude of Star or 
-1-6° 19' 
4-10° 35' 
Pleiades | 
pie of Esculapins 
Sun 
(iy Tauri). ' 
B 
Corresponding altitude 
7° E. 
6 ° 10' E. 
rising 
C 
Declination .... 
+ 9° 15' 
4 -12° 8' 
D 
Hour angles .... 
.5’' 5.3® 16^ 
7i> 3lm 41s 
E 
Depi’ession of Sun when 
, , 
10 ° 
Star was heliacal 
F 
R.A. 
O’! 47® 35" 
2 ’' 26“ 0" 
G 
AjJiJroximate date . 
B.C. 1275, April 28, 29 
Temple of Diana . 
255° 49' 
A 
Amplitude of Star or 
-1.3° r 43 
4-14° 11'0" 
^ Scorpii, 
Sun 
setting 
B 
Corresponding altitude 
.3° W. 
6 ° 10' E. 
C 
Declination .... 
-8° .30' 
4-14° 59'5" 
D 
Hour angles .... 
4'‘ 57"' 0" 
7’' 59“ 0" 
E 
Depression of Sun when 
1.3° 
Star was heliacal 
F 
R.A. 
T ^Ii ^Om f)s 
2 ii 29® 0" 
j 
G 
Approximate date . 
B.C. 780, April 29 
1 
! 
Tegea. Lat. 37° 27' 45". 
Name of 
Temple. 
Orientation angle. 
Stellar 
elements. 
Solar 
elements. 
Name of 
Star. 
Temple of 
This I could only 
A 
Amplitude of Star or 
4-5° .3'4.5" 
4-0° 
Spica, 
Minerva 
obtain approxi- 
Sun 
rising 
mately from 
B 
Corresponding altitude 
+ 3° 0' E. 
-83° 5' E. 
walls, not of the 
C 
Declination .... 
4-5° 51' 
+ 1°52' 12" 
Temple itself. 
D 
Hour angles . . . 
6 *' 2® 45" 
6 ’' 56® 32" 
which are shown 
E 
Depression of Sun when 
• • 
10 ° 
on the German 
Star was heliacal 
plan in ‘Mittheil- 
F 
R.A. 
10’' 48® 13" 
IP' 43® 
ungen.’ 
267° 12' 30" 
G 
Approximate date . 
B.C l0’/5, September 18 
Tlie above can only be regarded as a possible solntion. 
Should the Temple be re-examined by excavation more exact data could be obtained. 
(See note on this Temple at p. 833.) 
