562 ON THE ANTIQUITY OF 



year ought to commence. For, then the distance of 

 the first point of Aries in the Hindu sphere, from the 

 vernal equinoxial point, must be always equal to the 

 whole precession. For example, at the end of the 

 year 4900 of the Call yug^ the precession at 54" an- 

 nually, will amount to 19" 30'; which on the princi- 

 ples above stated should the Sun's true longitude in 

 the European sphere, at the instant of the commence- 

 ment of the Hindu year according to true motions. 



The Sun's true longitude on the 12th April 1799, 

 at d\' 40" past 4 V. M. on the meridian of Paris in 

 the European sphere (§ S9) = Os. 22° 45' 13,5*' 



Deduct the precession - 19 30 



Eemain - - - 3 15 13,5 



"Which reduced to time according to 



true motions make - 3" 19*'- 21' 02'' 



From the time then expired of the 



Caliyug {^11) - =1789767 54 24 20 



Deduct - - 3 19 21 02 



Remain commencement of the 



Hindu year - 1789761 35 J 18 



Add Hindu equation of the Sun's 



center reduced to time = 2 10 12 40 



Sun enters Aries according to mean 



motions at - 1789766 45 15 58 



which being divided by 4900, the number of years 



davs do. / // 



expired of the cycle, we shall have ''^^''\IIJ' '^ ^ 



365" 15'° 30' 40" 36'"', the length of the Hifidu year in 

 A. D. 1799, from the precession of the equinoxes as 

 settled by Varaha. In this operation the length of the 

 Hindu year, comes out somewhat greater than that 

 deduced from the position of Cliitra. Both me- 

 thcxls, however, agree in giving the same length to 

 th(j year, between 7 and 800 years ago ; about which 

 time, according to the testimony o( somt Hindu books, 

 as well as from computation,\'^ARAHA must have lived 

 and made his observations. 



4 44. The, 



