Astronomy for the use of schools and academies (1882)
Gillet, J. A. (Joseph Anthony), 1837-1908, Rolfe, W. J. (William James), 1827-1910 · New York : Potter, Ainsworth, & Co. · leaf 97
vent the confusion resulting from these errors. JuliusCaesar reformed the calendar by making the year consist of365 days. 6 hours (which is hence called a Julian yean, andmade every fourth year consist of 366 days. This method ofreckoning is called Old Style. But as this made the year somewhat too… … ASTRONOMY. 81 day after the 4th of October the 15th: and. to prevent similarconfusion in the future, he decreed that three leap-years shouldbe omitted in the course of every four hundred years. Thisway of reckoning time is called New Style. It was immedi-ately adopted by most of the European…
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