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JANUARY, 1885.]
NAMES OF THE WEEK-DAYS.
DIAGRAM SHOWING THE PROCESS BY WHICH THE NAMES OF THE
WEEK-DAYS WERE DERIVED.
BY DAY OP 24 HOURS.
25 Hour
The Moon.
MS Hour Saturnuh
73. Hour
Mercury
97 Hour Jupiter: 4
121" Howr. * Yerus
49. How
14 How: The Sun.
Mars. 7
BY DAY OP 6 GHATIS.
61"Ghate.
(
Sama.
X 181 Chap * Budha
242 Groep Rrihaspati
301 Ghapa
Suks.
181 Chapte Mangala
19 Ghat Adithai
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