He found that between Hipparchus's time and his own (about 265 years), the stars had moved 2°40', or 1° in 100 years (36" per year; the rate accepted today is about 50" per year or 1° in 72 years).
他發現從喜帕恰斯到他自己的年代(大約265年)，恆星已經移動了2°40'，或是每百年1° (每年36"；現在認可的速率是每年大約50"，或是72年1°)。