The Geography of the Puranas c7.s4.13
The Geography of the Purāṇas c7.s4.13
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c7.s4.13
The Arabs understood by the word 'climate' a terrestrial zone parallel to the equator, where the difference between the length of the day and the night at summer solstice amounted to half an hour. But there was no agreement regarding the point of commencement and ultimate boundary of the seven climates. Abul Fida considered the first climate to commence at the 12th degree n. lat. and the last climate extended to the 50th degree⁵.