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«Ither from dates or computations; it would appear, 

 that the longitude assigned to Chitra, by Brohma. 

 Gup f A, SiC. is too great by upwards of fifty minutes. 



38. The Sun's true longitude, when he enters 

 Aries, according to mean motions, is stated by 

 Hindu tables at about 0^. 2" 7' 24" ^ now if we sup- 

 pose the longitude of Cuilj-a, to be 6 s. 2 7' 24'', {to 

 avoid trouble in calculation) the difference of longitude 

 between the Sun and Star, when the former enters 

 Aries according to mean motions, will be exactly six 

 signs. 



39. The distance, or difference of longitude be- 

 tween the Sun and Star, (at the commencement of the 

 year according to mean motions), being thus supposed 

 six signs; we can easily ascertain the instant they are 

 in that position, and from thence the length of the 

 year, as follows: Sun's mean longitude \n the Eu- 

 ropean sphere on the I2th Jpril, 1799, at 45' 44" 

 past 9 P. M. on the meridian of 



Lajika (§ 11). - ==0s. 20" 52' 28", 5 



Equation of his center, - -f 1 52 45 

 Sun's true longitude, - 22 45 13,5 



Longitude of Spica same time, =6 21 2 32,5 

 Difference of longitudes between 



& * - - - 5 28 17 19 



Which deduct from - 6 



Remain - - O 1 42 41 



Which reduced to time make, 1 '"' 44 '"46' 44" 

 Now the time expired from -the commencement of ihe Caliyucr, 



to the above instant, is (§11}, 1789767 ''''■' 54 '*'' 24' 20" 

 Deduct - - 1 44 46 44 



Remain - ^ - 1789766 9 37 36 



or the instant at which the Sun and Star would be 

 axactly six signs distant from each other, being the 

 commencement of the year, according to mean 

 motions; and which being divided by 4900, the 

 2 N 4 num- 



