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European sphere. Hindu sphere. 



s. ° ' " s. o ' " 



Sun, 10 01 01 01 G 00 00 00 



MooH, 10 01 06 57 00 05 56 



Venus, 11 03 44 37 1 02 43 36 



Mars, 9 18 o5 19 H 17 54 18 



Jupiter, 10 18 03 54 17 02 53 



Saturn, 9 10 01 58 11 09 00 57 



Whence, it is evident, the planets were not in 

 the position assumed, Now taking the ditfeiences 

 between the positions above found in the Hindu 

 sphere, and that which is assumed in the Sun/a 

 Siddhanta, noting those which were past the point 

 assumed, with the sign +, and those which fell 

 short of it, with the sign — , we shall have 



Saturn, ~ 20 59 03 = — 75543" 



Now, since the planets were not in the position 

 assumed, by the above ditl'eiences, it is evident, 

 that if we wish to calculate the mean places of tlie 

 heavenly bodies, at the end of any number of 

 years from this assumed epoch, we must take the 

 above differences into the account, by adding 

 those of the Moon, Venus and Jupiter, and sub- 

 tracting those of Mars and Saturn : — Thus, if n, 

 be any number of years whatever, then I say, 

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