37. Montfaucon has here this note: Cosmas here again delineates the figure of the conical mountain which causes nights and eclipses, as he thought it would contribute much to the understanding of the things said before, and of the ninth book, regarding the course of the stars. For the cycle of the twelve months, see Pl. 23 in the Appendix.
38. Psalm lxv, 12.
39. Ibid ., 10.
40. Psalm civ, 27.
41. Gen. iv, 7.
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