An Uncommon Inscription Lately Found on a Very Great Basis of A Pillar, Dug Up At Rome; With An Interpretation of the Same By the Learned Dr. Vossius.

does nothing towards erecting or reversing, but represents the Image as it is in the Distinct-Base of the Object-glass be- fore it, that is, inverted. The third Glass erects, or ra- ther restores what was before inverted. The fourth repre- sents the Image as it receives it from the Distinct-Base of the third, that is, erect. And this I think a sufficient So- lution of this Problem. An uncommon Inscription lately found on a very great Basis of a Pillar, dug up at Rome; with an Interpre- tation of the same by the learned Dr. Vossius. This Inscription was sent by that excellent Philosopher and Mathematician Mr. Adrian Auzout, who copyed it from the Stone, to Mr. Justel, who was pleased to com- municate it to the Royal Society, together with the Senti- ments of Dr. Vossius therupon, of which the Reader may Judg. The Inscription is three fold upon three sides of the Basis, and as follows. P. SVFENATI. P. F. PAL. MYRONI EQVITI. ROMANO. DECV RIALI. SCRIBARVM. AEDILI VM. CVRVLIVM. LVPERCO. LAURENTI LAVINATI. FRETRIACO. NEAPOLI. ANTI NOITON. ET. EVNOSTIDON. DE CVRIONI. IIII, VIRO. ALBA NI. NI. LONGANI. BOVILLEN SES. DECVRIONES OB ME RITA. EIVS. L. D. D. D P. SVFENATI. P. F. PAL. SEVERO. SEMPRO NIANO. DECVRIALI SCRIBARVM. AEDILIVM. CVRV LIVM. FRETRIACO. NEAPOLI. EV NOSTIDON. DECVRIONI. ET SACERDOTI. APOLLI NIS. ALBANI. LONGA NI. BOVILLENSES. DE CVRIONES. OB. MERI TA. SVFENATIS. HER METIS. PATRIS. EIVS L. D. D. D. P. SVFENATI. P. F. -- -- MYRONI. EQVITI. ROMANO. DEC -- ALI. SCRIBARVM. AED --- CVRVLIVM. LVPERCO --- TI. LAVINATI. FRETRIAC --- APOLI. ANTINOITON --- NOSTIDON. DECVR --- III. VIRO. ALBANI --- GANI. BOVILLEN: --- MVNICIPES. OB. EIUS. L … D. ---- An Extract of the Letter of Dr. Vossius to Mr. Iustel upon the Subject of this Inscription. —Bene nosti classem Ægyptiacam sive Cataplum Alexandri- num antiquam portus Ostia esset exstructus, singulis Annis appu- lisse Puteolos, unde demum frumentum Romanum deferebatur. Po- quam vero Augustus, & Claudius Caesar & postea Nero Osti- a portum aperuerunt, jam annona non tantum Puteolos sed & longe maximas sui parte Ostiam appetebat. Constat autem tempore Tiberii pulsos Roma fuisse Judaeos & Ægyptios; unde factum est ut ab Ostia per agrum Laurentem deportaretur frumentum Ariciam et Albam longam usque ad Bovillas, ad decimum nempe ab Urbe Lapidem; neque enim longius progredi permittebatur. A Bovillis enim Romam per Institores Romanos deferebatur, neque enim Ægyptis aut Judaeis in Urbe habitare aut horrea habere erat licitum. Mensoribus vero & Venditoribus frumenti Ostia & passim alibi praefuisse Decuriones & hoc quoque ex jure constat. Sed vero omnibus istis minoribus Decurionibus, qui in singulis locis & Urbibus frumenti curam haberent, praefuisse alium Decurio- nem, qui vicem Prefecti Annonae obiret, & in omnibus istis inferiorum Decurionum Collegiis primum teneret locum, id manifeste ex hac patet Inscriptione, ubi minores Decuriones Bovillani honorem faciunt Equiti Romano & Palatino, qui Decurio seu Curialis & Fretriacus in omnibus esset locis & urbibus, a quibus & per quas Annona Aegyptiaca Romam devehbatur. Decuriones vero promotos fuisse ad honorem Sacerdotii, ita ut simul Flamines, Luperci, Epulones Jovis, & Parasiti fuerent Apollinis; & hoc quoq; multos constat exemplis. Omne vero dubium tollit, quod in hac Inscriptione eques ille Romanus vocetur Antinoiton & Eunostidon Decurio. Antinoi enim urbs praecipua tum temporis Aegypti superioris erat Civitas, unde per multas fossas frumentum deferebatur ad Mareotin lacum, qui ad Eunosti portum exit in Mare. Ab hoc portu dicti Eunostida curatores frumenti Aegyptiaci; unde demum consecutus deus Eunostus rei frumentaria Inspector, qui huic praesideret portui. Several Observations of the Eclipse of Jupiter by the Moon on March the 31st. 1686. St.Vet. whereof some account has already been given in Transaction No. 181. The most accurate Observation of this Eclipse we have received, is that of Mr. Cassini, made in the Royal Observatory at Paris, published in the Journal des Scavans of the 10th of June last, the substance whereof is as follows. April 10th. St. N. Vesperi Mr. Cassini, assisted by other Astronomers, attended upon this Occultation with Telescopes of 21 and 70 foot, while one was deputed to take the Altitudes of 4 to verify the time. At 9h. 31m. 6sec. 4 was in a perpendicular falling on the Limb of the over against the Northern Part of the spot Grimaldi (Mareotis) near to Riccioli (stag. Miris) and was distant from the Limb about four times as much as the said spot.