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the_o particular_a condition_n and_o nature_n of_o the_o country_n themselves_o the_o ancient_n i_o be_o sure_a choose_v to_o ascribe_v it_o to_o the_o different_a soyl_n and_o situation_n of_o country_n and_o thereupon_o they_o think_v fit_a to_o compose_v particular_a table_n for_o particular_a region_n and_o those_o too_o make_v up_o of_o many_o year_n observation_n confer_v together_o because_o no_o general_a one_o can_v serve_v the_o turn_n hereupon_o also_o they_o conclude_v that_o the_o table_n of_o the_o egyptian_n can_v be_v of_o use_n at_o the_o most_o only_o to_o those_o nation_n who_o live_v in_o the_o same_o parallel_n or_o climate_n and_o have_v but_o 14._o hour_n day_n at_o the_o long_a that_o those_o of_o dofitheus_n and_o phillippus_n may_v be_v useful_a to_o such_o nation_n who_o have_v 14._o hour_n and_o a_o half_a of_o day_n those_o of_o democritus_n and_o cesar_n and_o hipparchus_n to_o such_o who_o have_v 15._o hour_n of_o day_n those_o of_o callippus_n eudoxus_n 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