The British encyclopedia, or, Dictionary of arts and sciences, Volume 3C. Whittingham, 1809 |
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... epact of any year expres- ses the number of days from the last new moon of the old year , which was the begin- ning of the present lunar year to the first of January . The first year of the cycle of the moon , the epact is 0 , because ...
... epact of any year expres- ses the number of days from the last new moon of the old year , which was the begin- ning of the present lunar year to the first of January . The first year of the cycle of the moon , the epact is 0 , because ...
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... epacts must be decreased accordingly . At present the Gregorian epact is 11 days short of the Julian epact ; but the quotient of the number of the centuries divided by 4 , which at this time is 4 , multiplied by , with the addition of ...
... epacts must be decreased accordingly . At present the Gregorian epact is 11 days short of the Julian epact ; but the quotient of the number of the centuries divided by 4 , which at this time is 4 , multiplied by , with the addition of ...
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... epacts , disposed through the several months of the Gregorian year . GREGORIAN epoch , the epocha , or time whence the Gregorian calendar or computa- tion took place . The year 1808 is the 226th year of that epocha . GREGORIAN year ...
... epacts , disposed through the several months of the Gregorian year . GREGORIAN epoch , the epocha , or time whence the Gregorian calendar or computa- tion took place . The year 1808 is the 226th year of that epocha . GREGORIAN year ...
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