258 PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS. I ANNO 1792. 



5th cokimn, in 329" S?*"""' 36^"- , which is the time in which the moon moves 

 over that number of nakshatras ; and 2dly, that the moon describes 350 of the 

 spaces given in the 8th column in 329'' ^^^''' 48''"-, which is the time in which 

 the sum of the mean motions of the moon and sun are equal to 350 27ths of a 

 circle ; or in other words, is the time in which the moon's motion in the move- 

 able zodiac is 350 of these 27th parts; and further Mr. C, cannot find any other 

 27th of a revolution of the moon which will agree with this time; which is a 

 sufficient proof that the numbers in the 9th and 10th columns are the times at 

 which the moon quits one of these 27th parts in the moveable zodiac. But a 

 thing which more strongly proves the truth of this, and which also shows that 

 the first point of this moveable zodiac coincides with the first point of the fixed 

 zodiac, when the sun also coincides with it, is this : according to Mr. C.'s sup- 

 position it is evident, that whenever the sun quits a nakshatra at the same time 

 that the moon quits some other nakshatra, the moon must at the same time quit 

 some 27th part of the moveable zodiac ; and consequently that the numbers in 

 the 9th and 10th columns should agree with those in the 6th and 7th ; and ac- 

 cordingly we find, that on all the days of the year, in which the sun quits a 

 nakshatra, the numbers in these 2 pairs of columns are nearly alike. 



Below these 11 columns are tables of the diurnal motion and places of the sun 

 and 5 planets, and of the moon's node in the Hindoo zodiac, for each week of 

 the year ; and between these tables and the 1 1 columns is set down the day of 

 the month and week, and number of the week for which these places are given, 

 and also the interval at that time between sun-rise and midnight, and the length 

 of the day. The day of the week for which these places are given, is that which 

 is the first in the current solar year, and the number of the week is also counted 

 from the beginning of the solar year. The places are given for midnight. 



On the right hand of the 1 1 principal columns is a space allotted for miscel- 

 laneous occurrences. In this is set down the time at which the sun enters each 

 sign, and the beginning and end of eclipses. In these 2 years no solar eclipses 

 were visible, but the end of the lunar eclipse is denoted by a Sanskreet word, 

 signifying delivery ; the meaning of the term used for the beginning is not so 

 clear. The number of digits eclipsed is not set down. The other articles in this 

 space consist chiefly of the time at which the moon and planets come to certain 

 situations. Of this there is not a great deal which Mr. C. understands, and what 

 he does, is not worth taking notice of. There are also some figures and tables 

 between the preface and calendar, which, as far as he can find, relate only to 

 astrology. 



The Nadeea almanac contains, besides the articles above-mentioned, the time 

 of the day at which the lunar teethee ends, the number of the nakshatra and yug 

 (place in the moveable zodiac) which the moon quits on that day, and the time at 



