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OF THE ORIENTATIONS OF A NUMBER OF GREEK TEMPLES. 
Besides the temples already mentioned, I have examined, with the help of approxi¬ 
mate data, several other examples, especially from Sicily and Naucratis. The indica¬ 
tions appear to be favourable, but, as I have not sufficiently exact material to work 
upon, it seems better not to make any further reference to them here.—April 17, 
1893.] 
Addendum. —August 4, 1893. 
Since the date on which I brought the above list before the Boyal Society, I have 
received, through the kindness of Dr. Waldstein, the relative position of the earlier 
and later Herseum at Argos, from which the following elements have been deduced for 
the former : — 
Argos. Lat. 37° 41' 16". 
Name of Temple. 
Orientation 
angle. 
Stellar 
elements. 
Solar 
elements. 
Name of 
Star. 
Ancient Argive 
287° 13' 20" 
A 
Amplitude of Star or 
-15° 4' 58" 
-17° 13' 20" 
Antares, 
Hersenm 
B 
Sun 
Corresponding altitude 
3° 0' E. 
2° 30' E. 
rising 
C 
Declination .... 
-10° 
-11° 58' 24" 
D 
Hour angles .... 
511 13“ 4= 
QU igm 403 
E 
Depression of Sun ndieii 
10° 
Star was heliacal 
F 
R.A. 
12’‘ 51“ 48® 
I 311 54 m 24® 
G 
Approximate date . . 
B.C. 
1760 
Instead of the elements given above (p. 812) for Tegea, I propose an amendment 
based on the following considerations, namely :—In the plan published by the German 
archaeologists (‘Mittheilungen des Archaeol. Instituts,’ 1883) are shown some founda¬ 
tions, named Antikes Fundament,” close to the eastern front of the main temple, 
which make an angle—by measurement, 4° 11'—in a more southerly direction than 
the other. Architectural fragments, also, of a very ancient character, were found. 
Judging from this, the later temple appears to have been built so as to follow the same 
star as the earlier, the elements being as follows :— 
5 o 
MDCCCXCIII.—A. 
