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Book I Chapter 25 · I.25.4.4–I.25.5.1
Ancient Greek
p. 5964 ⟨Ἀρείου Διδύμου ἐπιτομῆς⟩ · 4
Ἔκλειψιν δὲ τοῦ ἡλίου φαίνεσθαι σελήνης ὑποδραμούσης ὑπὸ τὸν αὐτὸν κύκλον καὶ ταῖς ἡμετέραις ὄψεσιν ἀντιφραττούσης, προσγειοτάτην γὰρ εἶναι τῶν ἄλλων ἄστρων· ὁπότ᾽ οὖν κατὰ διάμετρον ὑπ᾽ αὐτὸν γένοιτο, ταῖς προσπιπτούσαις ἀπ᾽ αὐτοῦ πρὸς τὴν γῆν ἀκτῖσιν ἐπιπροσθεῖν, ὥστε τοσοῦτον τόπον ἀφώτιστον ἀπεργάζεσθαι τῆς γῆς, ὅσον ἂν αὐτῆς ἐπίσχῃ τὸ σκίασμα, παρ᾽ ὃ καὶ μήτε κατὰ πᾶν κλίμα τῆς γῆς μήτε κατὰ τὴν αὐτὴν ὥραν μήτε ἐπὶ πολὺν ἄγαν τόπον διατείνειν τὸ τῆς ἡλιακῆς ἐκλείψεως πάθος.
5 ⟨Ἀρείου Διδύμου ἐπιτομῆς⟩ · 1
Ζήνωνος. Ζήνων τὸν ἥλιόν φησι καὶ τὴν σελήνην καὶ τῶν ἄλλων ἄστρων ἕκαστον εἶναι νοερὸν καὶ φρόνιμον, πύρινον πυρὸς τεχνικοῦ. Δύο γὰρ γένη πυρός, τὸ μὲν ἄτεχνον καὶ μεταβάλλον εἰς ἑαυτὸ τὴν τροφήν, τὸ δὲ τεχνικόν, αὐξητικόν τε καὶ τηρητικόν, οἷον ἐν τοῖς φυτοῖς ἐστι καὶ ζῴοις, ὃ δὴ φύσις ἐστὶ καὶ ψυχή· τοιούτου δὴ πυρὸς εἶναι τὴν τῶν ἄστρων οὐσίαν·
Stobaeus, Volume I: Book I Chapter 25
p. 5974 Aristotle: The moon’s shadow
An eclipse of the sun is seen when the moon runs beneath the same circle and blocks our view, for it is nearer the earth than the other stars. Whenever it comes directly beneath the sun, it intercepts the rays falling from the sun toward the earth, leaving unlit as much of the earth as its shadow covers. Consequently, a solar eclipse does not extend to every region of the earth, occur at the same hour everywhere, or cover an exceedingly large area.767
5 ⟨Arius Didymus, Epitome⟩: Zeno
Zeno’s view. Zeno says that the sun, the moon, and each of the other stars possess intelligence and understanding, and consist of a craftsmanlike fire. For there are two kinds of fire: one without craft, which converts its fuel into itself; the other craftsmanlike, promoting growth and preservation, such as exists in plants and animals and constitutes nature and soul. It is fire of this kind that makes up the substance of the stars.768
Socrates
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