The Refutation of All Heresies: Book IV. 38Illusive Appearance of the Stars.

Hippolytus · The Ante-Nicene Fathers Volume V: The Fathers of the Third Century by Philip Schaff

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But the scales of fishes--for instance, the seahorse--cause the stars to appear to be; the scales being steeped in a mixture of water and gum, and fastened on the ceiling at intervals.