Ephemerides sive almanach perpetuus

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THESE four days: or the equinoctial has a day of 12 hours, continuously. And one degree of longitude contains 60 miles.

The first parallel, differing from the equinoctial by 0 hours, 15 minutes, having a day longer by 12 hours, 15 minutes.

The second parallel, differing from the equinoctial by 0 hours, 30 minutes, having a day longer by 12 hours, 30 minutes.

The beginning of the first climate is at 12 degrees, 45 minutes. And it is:

The third parallel, differing from the equinoctial by 0 hours, 45 minutes, having a day longer by 12 hours, 45 minutes. A degree contains 59 miles.

The middle of the first climate is at 16 degrees, 40 minutes. And it is:

The fourth parallel, through Meroe, differing from the equinoctial by 1 hour, having a day longer by 13 hours.

The beginning of the second climate; and the end of the first is at 20 degrees, 30 minutes. And it is:

The fifth parallel: differing from the equinoctial by 1 hour, 15 minutes, having a day longer by 13 hours, 15 minutes.

The middle of the second climate is at 24 degrees, 1 minute. And it is:

The sixth parallel, the Tropic of Cancer, through Syene: differing from the equinoctial by 1 hour, 30 minutes, having a day longer by 13 hours, 30 minutes. A degree contains 57 miles.

The beginning of the third climate; and the end of the second is at 27 degrees, 30 minutes. And it is:

The seventh parallel: differing from the equinoctial by 1 hour, 45 minutes, having a day longer by 13 hours, 45 minutes.

The middle of the third climate is at 30 degrees, 42 minutes.

The eighth parallel, through Alexandria, differing from the equinoctial by 2 hours, having a day longer by 14 hours. A degree contains 54 miles.

The beginning of the fourth climate; and the end of the third is at 33 degrees, 30 minutes. And it is:

The ninth parallel: differing from the equinoctial by 2 hours, 15 minutes, having a day longer by 14 hours, 15 minutes.

The middle of the fourth climate is at 36 degrees, 24 minutes. And it is:

The tenth parallel, through Rhodes: differing from the equinoctial by 2 hours, 30 minutes, having a day longer by 14 hours, 30 minutes. A degree contains 50 miles.

The beginning of the fifth climate; and the end of the fourth is...