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the old woman ; on the J 8th Agaf the beginning of warm winds ; on tire 

 J 9th July the first canicular day, after which the heat is broken. 

 This is the way in which our astronomers fix their days, but with no 

 reason, because they ought to fix them according to the seasons, and 

 not according to the Roman year, which is not stable. 



The way of knowing the Roman year is to add to the fundament of 

 fundaments 10, the sum gives the fundament of the Roman year, 

 subtract it from the broken lunar year, the remainder gives the days of 

 the Roman year, the names of the (Roomie) year are with the 

 number of days as follows, 



Teshreen I. 31. Teshreen, I. 30. Kanoon I. 31. Kanoon II. 30 and 

 Shoobal. 28. Arer 31. Nisan 30. Avar 31. Haziran 30. Temooz31. 

 Ab 31. Eilool 30. 



If you wish to know on which day of the Greek year falls the first 

 of Ramazan, add to the fundament of fundaments 288 the number 16, it 

 gives 298, subtract it from the broken lunar year, which not being 

 possible as the number is 237, you must add the number of the solar 

 year, which makes 602, from which you subtract the fundament of the 

 Roman (Greek) year ; the remainder is 304, which you distribute 

 according to the months, and you will find the day to be the last of 

 August. For the Roman (Greek) year the birthday of Jesus, the 

 days oiKhizr (St. George's) and Kasim (St. Demitrius') fall for ever on 

 the same day, but not so the Lent and Easter ; the Lent falls in the 

 simple years between the 2nd of February and 8th of March, and 

 begins from the Monday nearest ; the number of its days is 48, the 49th 

 Sunday being Easter Sunday ; if Lent begins on the 8th of March, 

 Easter falls on the 25th of April, that is to say two days later than 

 Khidhi Elms (St. George's) ; if the Lent begins on the 2nd of Febru- 

 ary, and intercalar years on the 3rd of February ; Easter falls on the 

 22nd March, 32 days before Khidhi Etias: the greatest distance be- 

 tween the two being 35 days. 



Section VI. Of the Coptic year. 

 Add to the fundament of fundaments 342, the sum is the funda- 

 ment of the Coptic year; subtract it from the broken lunar year, 

 and the rest will give the days of the Coptic year, the months of which 

 are, Thorn 30, Poazhi 30, Hathor 30, Kihall (Khiak) 30, Tybi 

 30, Emsheer (Makhir) 30, Bermohat (Thamenoth) 30, Birmoode 

 (Tharmatic) 30, Tasheesh (Takhon) 30, Tayni 30, Epiphi 30, 

 Mesori 30. If, for example, you wish to know on which day of the 

 Coptic year falls the first of Ramazan of the year 961, add to the 



