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result in (e); again, find the equations of and, as in (d), and add their sum to the distance, as in (e). The result is the true distance. In this case-1gh. 34v.:
Dist.-0 0° 12' 11" 6 54 19 5 255 28 9
255
9' 4"
84 V.
1 gh.
subtracted from makes.
1 gb. 34 v.
(c) + 6 gh.
45 v.
(e)
(@) 4100 years 28 4th Bhadra.
Sum of eq's. = Dist. -O
True dist.
This then is the strictly accurate true distance method was 47".
•
284 2
1 18
124 17 48 (4)+ 7 55 12
An. An.
132 13 " (i) trop. Long. O (*) Eq. O = () 282° 51' 48"
10 9
It may be borne in mind, however, that it is a waste of time to attempt this degree of accuracy, unless we know the Hindu value of the latitude and longitude of the place for which the date is to be calculated. This uncertainty is enhanced when we have to deal with dates in inscriptions; for we never know for what place the almanac was calculated, from which the date recorded in the inscription was taken, though in most cases we shall probably be right in assuming that the almanac referred to the capital of the kingdom.
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4th Marg..
The following examples will be understood without further comment. I use the same letters as in the first example to indicate the operations to be gone through :Ex. 2.-K. Y. 4128, 4th Bhadrapada; place: Ratnagiri, 17° Lat. and time difference -34 vin.
>10 69° 48′ 0′′ 8 117 47 96 2
D's An. 217° 8' 80' 58 38 37 216 11 10. 131 58 17
Cor. An. + 20 gh. 54' 14 43 + 6 11 (6) + 34
289 37 7
+ 6 45
14° 1' eq. 317° 18' eq.
9
9 9
59 25
7 39
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•
=
=
1
-
133
18 23 9 48 26 28
2 43 57
+255 9 4
<'s An. 0° 13' 4" 7 24
1° 18′ 49′′
1 80
8
252° 25′ 7′′
124 46
20 28 14 21 17
+1 33 317 19 44
14 0' 49" 317 18' 11"
47
O's An. 282 44' 16"
...
O. The error in the preceding
11 9
55 25
282 51 46
407° 2' 4" (an. +360°). (9) 4128 K. Y., ayanámsa as above 7° 55′ 12′′ -282 44 16
(sid. Long. )
(trop. Long. ) 132°, on 17° Lat., 1° 36' (1°
5 55 44 4
2
Interval
10.97 vin.), time of rising. = Sum =
O's An.
0′ 59′′ 34
282 41 37. Result.
(a) 4300 years
Ex. 3.-K. Y. 4325, 4th Margasira. Srinagar, Lat, 34° 6', time difference 8 vin. 345° 24' 0" 276° 1' 30" 282° 43′ 59′′ 142 21 38 338 9 48 32 56
25
79 27 0
187 35 2
202 26 2
296
(d) eq. <= - 3° 43′ 44′′ eq.01 36 5 -2 7 39
Sum
32 vin.
18 vin.
50 vin.10 9 (1)
...
-
-
214 51 41 137 35 34
-24 gb. 10v.
-28
8
(b) +
52
52
18 8 10
