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Sextus Empiricus

Against the Professors, Books I-VI of Against the Learned Section 79

Section 662 of 757

Canonical reference 5.79

Ancient Greek

Hermann Mutschmann and Jürgen Mau, editors · adversus-grc

ὅθεν πάντως, ἀριθμητοῖς μορίοις τῶν ἐν τῷ κύκλῳ ζῳδίων περιγραφομένων, πλάνην ἀναγκαῖόν ἐστι γίγνεσθαι τοῖς ἀπὸ τῆς γῆς παρατηροῦσι, λανθάνοντος αὐτοὺς τοῦ προσ- πίπτοντος διαλείμματος, εἴτε τοῦ προηγουμένου ζῳδίου πέρας ἐστὶν εἴτε τοῦ ἐπανιόντος ἀρχή.

English AI-generated translation, non-official

Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-11

Hence, since the signs in the circle are bounded by countable portions, error must necessarily occur among those observing from the earth, because the intervening gap escapes their notice, whether it is the boundary of the preceding sign or the beginning of the following one.

French AI-generated translation, non-official

Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-11

Par conséquent, puisque les signes du cercle sont délimités par des parties dénombrables, les observateurs situés sur la terre doivent nécessairement se tromper. L’intervalle qui se présente leur échappe, et ils ignorent s’il est la limite du signe précédent ou le commencement du suivant.

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