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THE CHINESE CYCLE OF SIXTY YEARS,

Commences with the 61st year of the emperor Wangtí,

2637 years,

B. C.

甲子 甲戌甲申甲午

甲辰

甲寅

1804.

1814

1824

1834

1844

*. 1854

乙丑

乙亥乙乙乙已

乙外

1805

1815

1825

丙寅

丙子 丙戊

1806

1816

1826

丁

TЯ

丁丑丁亥

1807

1817

1827

戊辰

戊寅| 戊子戊戌

1808

1818

1828

1809

1819

1829

庚午

庚辰庚寅庚子

1810

1820

1830

181:1821

辛未 辛己 辛 辛丑

壬申 壬午壬辰

1831

1812

1822

1832

癸酉

癸

己 癸

ee® 已如己丑|巳亥

1846

丁未

1847

戊申

1848

1855

丙辰

1856..

丁已

1857

戊午

1858-

已未

1859

庚申

1860

辛酉

1861

壬戌

1862

癸亥

1835

1845

丙申

丙午

1836

丁酉

1837

1898

巴西

1839

1849

庚戌

1840

1850

辛亥

1841

1851

壬寅

壬子

1842

1852

丑

1813

1823

1833

1843

1853

1963

The Chinese year is luni-solar, comprising twelve lunar months, to which an intercalary month is added, when requisite to perserve correspondence with the solar year. When, during a lunar month, the sun does not enter any sign of the Zodiac, that month is inter calary, and the year contains thirteen months, as in the current year.

ECLIPSES.

1. An annular eclipse of the Sun, April 25th visible at Greenwich. 2. An annular eclipse of the Sun, Oct. 19th invisible at Greenwich: