79 

 Madras. 



10 Pagodas = 1 Palani 1^ oz. avoir. 3 "038 tolas 



8 Pollums ~= 1 Ser fib. „ 24-304 „ 



5 Sers = 1 Vis 3| lb. „ 121*528 „ 



8 Vis or 40 Sers = 1 Man 25 lb. „ 972*222 „ 



20 Mans = 1 Khandi 500 lb. „ 6-0764 Imp. mans. 



The Madras man is 0303819 British Indian mans, and the 

 British Indian or Imperial man is 3 "2914286 Madras mans ; 

 1 Bombay man = 1*12 Madras mans, and 1 Madras man 

 = 0*892857 Bombay man. The Madras man is sometimes 

 stated at 30 lbs. tro}^ or 0*3 British Indian man, equal to 

 24-6857143 lbs. avoir., which makes the Palam exactly 

 3 tolas and the khandi 6 British Indian mans. 



The Mangelin for pearls is 6 grains. 18 Madras Chows= 

 55 Bombay Chows. 



The Pagoda Weight = 52*56 grains. 



6. — Measures of Time. 



CO Pal 



Ghari 



8 Pahar or 60 ghari = 



7 Din 



30 Din 



12 Mahina 



The Hindus reckon by a lunar year for religious, and by 

 a sidereal year for civil purposes. 



days hrs. min, seconds. 



The exact length of the sidereal year 365 6 9 19 '6 

 By the Surya Siddhanta it is 365 6 12 36*56 



By the Arya Siddhanta „ 365 6 12 30 



By the Brahma Siddhanta „ 365 6 12 9 



By the Parasara Siddhanta „ 365 6 12 31*4 



And since the Gregorian year has an average length of 

 365d. 5h. 49m. 12s. the Hindu year = 1-000042 Gregorian 

 years. 



The Gregorian year = 0*999958 Hindu years. The 

 year of the Surya Siddhanta = 1- 000045286 mean solar 

 years, or one day in excess in 60 ■ 46 years. 



