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ECLIPSES —FESTIVAL DAYS.

A Lunar sidereal month is...

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MONTHS,

Moon's inclination to the Ecliptic.

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Excentricity

Distance from the earth in radii..

The anomalistic your is..

YEARS.

Days

Hre.

Min.

Sec.

27

7

43

11:5

29 12

44

2.87

27 7 43 4.7

27 13

13 374

27 5 5 36-

00 50 8 47.9 0-0548442 60-67

A sidereal year is.

A common, or tropical year is...... .

A lunar year is

ECLIPSES.

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Days Hrs. Min.

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365

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365 364

5

48

49.7

48

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In the year 1868 there will be two Eclipses of the Son, and a transit of Mercury over the Sun's dise

February 22-3.—Annular E-lipse of Sun, invisible at Greenwich, although visible throughout the greater portions of Africa and South America, Spain, Portugal, &c.

August 17.--Total Elipse of Sun, invisible at Greenwich, but visible in Australia, the southern portion of Asia, and the East of Africa.

November 5.—A transit of Mercury, partly visible at Greenwich, 6.12 a.m.

RULES TO KNOW WHEN THE MOVEABLE FEASTS OCCUR.

Eester Day, on which the rest depends, is always the first Seady after the first full moon, which happens after the 21st day of March. If the full moon happens upon a Stoday, West a Day is the Sunday after. – Adr. at Sraday is always the nearest San- dty to the Feast of St. Andrew, whether before or after,

Rogation Sunday is Five works after Easter. Whit Sunday is Seven weeks after Easter. Ascension Day is Forty days after Easter. | Trinity Sunday is Eight weeks after Easter.

♦ Inclusive.

FIXED AND MOVEABLE FESTIVALS, ANNIVERSARIES,

ETC., ETC.

Epiphany.

..Jan. 6: Ascension Day; Holy Thursday May 21

Septuagesium Sunday, Quinquagesima-Shrove Sunday Ash Wednesday. Quadragesima—1st Sun, in Lent

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St. David...

St. Patrick..

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Annunciation-Lady day.

Palm Sunday.

Good Friday . .

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EASTER SUNDAY.

Low Sunday.. St. George....

Rogation Sunday...

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Feb. 9. Birth of Queen Victoria... Feb. 23 | Pentecost-Whit Svuday,, Feb 26 Trinity Sunday.

Corpus Christi...

Mar. 1

Mar. 17 .. Mar. 25 . April 5

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May 24 ..May 31

...June 7

...June 11

Accession of Queen Victoria....June 20 Proclamation..

..June 21 St. John Bapt. Midsum. Day....June 24 St. Michael-Michaelmas Day...Sept. 29 Birth of Prince of Wales.......Nov. 9 1st Sunday in Advent.....

.. Nov. 29 St. Andrew..

April 10

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April 12

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April 19

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April 23

St. Thomas...

...May 17

Christmas Day.

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...Nor. 30 ..Dec. 21 .Dec. 25

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