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Luca Gaurico, Additiones in Almagesti (C.1.25)

Venice, Luceantonius Junta, 1528 · 143v

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Verior opinio iudice Gaurico

Romanorum
Atheniensium
Ianuarius
Gamelion
Februarius
Elaphaebolion
Martius
Munichion
Aprilis
Targelion
Maius
Scirophorion
Iunius
Ecatombaeon
Iulius
Metagitnion
Augustus
Boedromion
September
Memacterion
October
Pianepsion
November
Anthesterion
December
Possideon
Ex Theodoro Gaza tractatu de mensibus

Her〈onymus〉 Gir〈aldus〉 Mant〈uanus〉
Scripserat astrorum motus, coelique rotatus
Divino Graium Claudius eloquio.
Romanos tamen haec longum latuere, nec ullis,
Aut patrum aut nostris, cognita temporibus;
Haec Lucas lucem in mediam tulit omnia divus,
Sydereum assuetus tangere mente polum.
Quantum prisca igitur debebant saecula graiis,
Hoc debet tantum, Gaurice, Roma tibi.

Aegyptiorum
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Romanorum 1530

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Thoth
30
1
29
Augustus
15
Phaophi
60
1
28
September
15
Athir
90
1
29
October
15
Chiach
120
1
27
November
15
Tybi
150
1
27
December
15
Mechir
180
1
26
Ianuarius
16
Phamenoth
210
1
25
Februarius
16
Pharmuti
240
1
27
Martius
16
Pachon
270
1
26
Aprilis
15
Pauni
300
1
26
Maius
14
Epiphi
300
1
25
Iunius
12
Mesori
361
1
25
Iulius
12
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