Both in antiquity and today Virgil is sometimes accused of ignorance in astronomy. This paper argues that, on the contrary, Virgil’s treatment of astronomical topics in Georgics 1.231-258 shows that he was quite familiar with the subject, and was able (when he wished to) to combine information from different sources (Aratus, Eratosthenes and other, unidentified ones) into a sensible and harmonious whole. On the other hand, the omission of essential steps between the various parts of his account, and the deliberate confusion of science and myth show us that his ultimate aim was not to inform the ignorant but to amuse and surprise readers who were just as familiar with astronomy as Virgil himself.

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Vergilius天文科Ignarus？

在古代和今天，维吉尔有时都被指控对天文学无知。相反，本文认为，维吉尔（Virgil）在《 Georgics 1.231-258》中对天文学主题的处理表明他非常熟悉该主题，并且能够（如果希望）将来自不同来源（Aratus，Eratosthenes等）的信息进行组合，身份不明的人）变成一个敏感而和谐的整体。另一方面，在他的叙述的各个部分之间遗漏了必要的步骤，以及对科学和神话的故意混淆，这表明他的最终目的不是让无知的人知道，而是使熟悉的读者感到有趣和惊奇。天文学像维吉尔本人一样。