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Posidonius
Fragments on Customs and Wars Carrier unit 75
Carrier unit 91 of 197
Canonical reference F.75
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PLIN. NH II 85: Posidonius non minus quadraginta stadiorum a terra altitudinem esse in quam nubila ac venti nubesque perveniant; inde purum liquidumque et inperturbatae lucis aera. sed a turbido ad lunam viciens centum milia stadiorum, inde ad solem quinquiens miliens; eo spatio fieri ut tam inmensa eius magnitudo non exurat terras.
English AI-generated translation, non-official
Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-15
PLINY, Natural History II 85: Posidonius says that the height above the earth reached by clouds and winds is no less than forty stadia; beyond that lies air that is pure, clear, and filled with undisturbed light. But from the turbulent region to the moon is two million stadia, and from there to the sun five million; this distance prevents its immense magnitude from burning up the earth.
French AI-generated translation, non-official
Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-15
PLINE, Histoire naturelle II 85 : Selon Posidonios, l’altitude au-dessus de la terre jusqu’à laquelle parviennent les brouillards, les vents et les nuages n’est pas inférieure à quarante stades. Au-delà se trouve un air pur, limpide et baigné d’une lumière que rien ne trouble. Mais de la région trouble jusqu’à la Lune, il y a vingt fois cent mille stades, puis de là jusqu’au Soleil cinq mille fois cent mille stades. C’est cette distance qui fait que son immense grandeur ne brûle pas les terres.
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