Ἔγκλισις
inclination
Translated by Catharine Roth4 Jul 2003Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
Anaxagoras1 says [...] so that the pole which is always visible was directly above the earth, but later it acquired its inclination.2 That is, a deviation.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἔγκλισις· Ἀναξαγόρας φησὶν ὥστε κατὰ κορυφὴν τῆς γῆς τὸν ἀεὶ φαινόμενον εἶναι πόλον, ὕστερον δὲ τὴν ἔγκλισιν λαβεῖν. τουτέστι παρατροπήν.