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Book I Chapter 30 · I.30.1.8
Ancient Greek
p. 6961 ⟨Ἀετίου⟩ · 8
Ἔστι δὲ τοῦτο δοκιμάσαι δι᾽ ἔργων· εἰ γάρ τις ἄντικρυ στὰς τοῦ ἡλίου λάβῃ ὕδωρ καὶ πυτίσῃ, αἱ δὲ ῥανίδες ἀνάκλασιν πρὸς τὸν ἥλιον λάβωσιν, εὑρήσει γινομένην ἶριν. Καὶ οἱ ὀφθαλμιῶντες δὲ τοῦτο πάσχουσιν, ὅταν εἰς τὸν λύχνον ἀποβλέψωσιν.
Stobaeus, Volume I: Book I Chapter 30
p. 6971 ⟨Aëtius⟩: A test with sprayed water
This can be tested in practice. If someone stands opposite the sun, takes water, and sprays it from the mouth, and the droplets produce a reflection toward the sun, that person will find a rainbow forming. People with inflamed eyes also experience this when they look toward a lamp.895
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Stobaeus gathered Greek philosophy and poetry for his son Septimius. Volume I presents the dedication testimony, On Arithmetic, Book I through chapter 60, and the ancient contents of all four books. This complete bilingual edition includes an introduction and 2,117 explanatory notes.
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