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Quotation from On the Heavens by Aristotle
“Indeed there are some stars seen in Egypt and in the neighbourhood of Cyprus which are not seen in the northerly regions”
On the Heavens, Book II, Part 14, trans. J. L. Stocks (1922)
The second proof: a short journey north or south changes the visible stars, showing that the earth is not only round but small.
Citation: "Indeed there are some stars seen in Egypt and in the neighbourhood of Cyprus which are not seen in the northerly regions" — Aristotle, On the Heavens, Book II, Part 14, trans. J. L. Stocks (1922). (id aristotle-on-the-heavens-q4)
