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Refutation of All Heresies
St Hippolytus of Rome, ANF 5
Book 4, 38. Illusive Appearance of the Stars
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.