civil year
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As an illustration let us take the case of the supposed solar year of 365 days, and the civil year of 366.
From Our Calendar by George Nichols Packer
In the solar or civil year, each sign had its day, but as the computation of years passed by, each sign in due rotation ruled during one year.
From The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations by Zelia Nuttall
It has already been stated that if the civil year correspond with the solar, the seasons of the year will always come at the same period.
From Our Calendar by George Nichols Packer
The 18 hours gained the next 100 years restores the coincidence in the year 2000 and so on, the solar and the civil year being made to coincide very nearly every 400 years.
From Our Calendar by George Nichols Packer
Since the Julian calendar was corrected by Gregory, in 1582, we have so intercalated as to retain, very nearly, the coincidence of the solar and the civil year.
From Our Calendar by George Nichols Packer
