Hippolytus of Rome
Illusive Appearance of the Stars.
Refutation of All Heresies — translated by ANF editors
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Chapter XXXVIII.—Illusive Appearance of the Stars.
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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.
Translated by ANF editors. Edition ccel.anf05.iii-iii.en.