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... seasons by the appearance of particular constellations ; the cosmical rising of the Pleiades they made to denote the commencement of sum- mer , and that of the Dog Star its declination : and by such general regulations alone , ARISTOTLE ...
... seasons by the appearance of particular constellations ; the cosmical rising of the Pleiades they made to denote the commencement of sum- mer , and that of the Dog Star its declination : and by such general regulations alone , ARISTOTLE ...
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... seasons of the year from retrograding as they had done before , he ordained that three intercalary days should be omitted in every 400 years , by reckoning all those centurial years whose date consists of entire hundreds not divisible ...
... seasons of the year from retrograding as they had done before , he ordained that three intercalary days should be omitted in every 400 years , by reckoning all those centurial years whose date consists of entire hundreds not divisible ...
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... seasons , of the year , which are calculated from the equinoctial and solstitial stations ; and , by a further coinci- dence , 1440 are the number of minutes of a day , or the short- est measure of time depending upon the sun . model ...
... seasons , of the year , which are calculated from the equinoctial and solstitial stations ; and , by a further coinci- dence , 1440 are the number of minutes of a day , or the short- est measure of time depending upon the sun . model ...
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... seasons of production , maturity , decay , and torpidity of the vegetable world . In a terri- tory comprehending climates so diversified as France , the variations of the seasons must neces- sarily defy any description that can be ...
... seasons of production , maturity , decay , and torpidity of the vegetable world . In a terri- tory comprehending climates so diversified as France , the variations of the seasons must neces- sarily defy any description that can be ...
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... season . The etymology of the word almanac has been perhaps , the subject of more dispute than that of any term admitted into our language . With the single exception of VERSTEGAN , all our lexicogra- phers derive the first syllable al ...
... season . The etymology of the word almanac has been perhaps , the subject of more dispute than that of any term admitted into our language . With the single exception of VERSTEGAN , all our lexicogra- phers derive the first syllable al ...
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afterwards almanac ALPHEGE ancestors antient Apostles appears appellation April Ash Wednesday AUGUSTUS CÆSAR authors bishop blessed CÆSAR calendar called cause celebrated century ceremony Christian church Clepsydra clergy cock commencement considered Cornish language cross custom Deity denominated DIOCLESIAN distinguished divine Easter Ember Days emperor England expressive fasting feast February festival Fools heathen held holy honour idol invented January JULIUS JULIUS CAESAR Jupiter Venus Saturn king Latin latter Lent Lord Lupercalia March mark Mars Mercury Jupiter Maundy Thursday Mercury Jupiter Venus monks month Moon Mars Mercury nature NUMA POMPILIUS Nychthemeron observed Odin origin Pagan Palm Sunday PATRICK period persons pious Pope practice Quintilis Reformed regulation reign retained Rogation days Roman Rome ROMULUS sacred Saint Saturn Sun Moon Saviour Saxon season Sextilis solemn sovereign Sun Moon Mars Sunday superstition term tion Trinity usage Venus Saturn Sun VERSTEGAN week whence worship
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