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... month . " Thirdly , in a lucky month all days borrowed from an unlucky month are marked D alone ( not MD or DM ) . These last two rules suggest that the borrowed day brought with it the quality of good or bad luck which attached to the ...
... month . " Thirdly , in a lucky month all days borrowed from an unlucky month are marked D alone ( not MD or DM ) . These last two rules suggest that the borrowed day brought with it the quality of good or bad luck which attached to the ...
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... month retained the unlucky character belonging to a 29 - day month . Perhaps at an earlier date Equos had been given a 30th day when necessary , and at some date the Calendar was altered so as to give it a 30th day annually . One ...
... month retained the unlucky character belonging to a 29 - day month . Perhaps at an earlier date Equos had been given a 30th day when necessary , and at some date the Calendar was altered so as to give it a 30th day annually . One ...
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... month , and that there were also numbered pegs to indicate the different days of each month . If he is correct in this opinion , it would follow that the pegs indicating the months would have to be moved at the end of each year ...
... month , and that there were also numbered pegs to indicate the different days of each month . If he is correct in this opinion , it would follow that the pegs indicating the months would have to be moved at the end of each year ...
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NINTH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING JULY 5 1911 ADDRESS BY | 3 |
SIR A C LYALL 18351911 BY LORD REAY ACTING PRESIDENT | 17 |
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS | 23 |
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