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Chapter 10 A SIMPLE METHOD FOR FINDING THE DAY OF THE WEEK OF EVENTS WHICH OCCUR QUADRENNIALLY.
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week on which they have occurred, and on which
9, Thursday, Ge
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aturday,
esday, Thoma
, Mond
turday, Ja
, Thur
esday, Jam
, Sund
iday, John
nesday, And
, Mond
urday, Mart
rsday, Wm.
esday, Jam
nday, Zach
iday, Fran
nesday, Jam
nday, Abra
, Satu
rsday, Ulys
, Tues
day, Ruther
day, James
esday, Grove
day, Benjam
urday, Grov
7, Th
1, Mo
5, Sa
9, Th
3, Tu
7, Su
1, Fr
, Wedn
9, Mo
3, Sa
7, Th
1, Tu
5, Su
9, Fr
, Wedn
7, Mo
1, Sa
5, Th
9, Tu
3, Su
7, Fr
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5, Mo
9, Sa
3, Th
king calculations for every year. As every succeeding year, or any day of the year, commences one day later in the week than the year preceding, and two days later in leap-ye
two days every term. There is one exception, however, to this rule; the year which completes the century is reckone
nesday in 1801 and two days to 1805, and so on two days every term till 1901, when, for reasons already given, we count back three days again for one term only, afte
G EVENTS WHICH FALL ON THE T
t well reckon a fraction of a day, giving to February 28 days and 6 hours, making the f
commence at
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, and
ially; and at the close of those centuries in which the intercalations are suppressed only octennially. For example: From the year 1696 to 1704, 1796 to 1804, and 1896 to 1904, there is no 29th day of February; consequently no
s; but in leap-year, when February has 29 days, the day which begins and ends the month is contained five times. Let us supp
two days in the week every four years, until after 28 years we come back to Friday again. Th
4 has fiv
" Wedn
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" " Sat
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" " T
" " S
" " F
e three centuries. For example-1700, 1800 and 1900, after which the cycle of 28 years will be continued until 2100, and so on. The cycle being interrupted by the Gregorian rule of intercalation, causes all events which occur between 28 and 12 years of the close of the centuries
ry has five
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e intercalation in the year 1900 suppresses the 29th of February; so opposite 1900 in the table is blank, and the 29th of February do
in 1892, you will see, for reasons already given, that it will occur again in 12 years, that is, in 1904; an
date being within 28 years of the close of the century. Suppressing the intercalation suppresses the 29th of February; consequently the five T
suppression of the leap-year, that certain events do not occur again on the same day of the week under 40 years, while oth
day of the week in 36 years, and all that occur within 8 years of that change to be repeated again on the same day of the week in 8
Chapter End
1 Chapter 1 DEFINITIONS.2 Chapter 2 HISTORY OF THE DIVISIONS OF TIME AND THE OLD ROMAN CALENDAR.3 Chapter 3 HISTORY OF THE REFORMATION OF THE CALENDAR BY JULIUS C SAR.4 Chapter 4 HISTORY OF THE REFORMATION OF THE JULIAN CALENDAR BY POPE GREGORY XIII.5 Chapter 5 ERRORS OF THE JULIAN CALENDAR.6 Chapter 6 ERRORS OF THE GREGORIAN CALENDAR.7 Chapter 7 DOMINICAL LETTER.8 Chapter 8 RULE FOR FINDING THE DOMINICAL LETTER.9 Chapter 9 RULE FOR FINDING THE DAY OF THE WEEK OF ANY GIVEN DATE, FOR BOTH OLD AND NEW STYLES.10 Chapter 10 A SIMPLE METHOD FOR FINDING THE DAY OF THE WEEK OF EVENTS WHICH OCCUR QUADRENNIALLY.11 Chapter 11 THE SOLAR CYCLE.12 Chapter 12 THE LUNAR CYCLE.13 Chapter 13 THE LUNAR CYCLE AND GOLDEN NUMBER.14 Chapter 14 CYCLE OF INDICTION, AND THE JULIAN PERIOD.15 Chapter 15 EASTER.16 Chapter 16 A NEW AND EASY METHOD OF FIXING THE DATE OF EASTER.17 Chapter 17 CHURCH FEASTS AND FASTS WHOSE DATE DEPEND ON THE DATE OF EASTER.18 Chapter 18 HEBREW CALENDAR.