Amerigo Vespucci sailed for the ‘Ponente una quarta di Libeccio,’ West, one point S.W.; and afterwards for the ‘Libeccio una quarta del Mezzodi,’ S.W. one point S.

Diagram indicating the Planet ruling each hour,

FROM

DE TEMPORUM COMPUTATIONE ATQUE DIVISIONE,

Joannis Padovanii, Veronæ, 1577.


[41]. In the Bithynian calendar were a couple of months, Areios and Aphrodisios (once Artemisios), the Greek forms corresponding to Martius and Aprilis.

[42]. In the Knightes Tale (Chaucer) Palamon visits the temple of Venus at her hour, then the temples of Diana (the Moon) and of Mars at their respective hours.