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Show ai i. mi .ar Tina la leap ,nr ami n noil est will . Ir 1-1 1 Thu l i ill b million uniil ItfH iirr I 'iimbm iiiiki wait right ruera onfin titid.n a orr law irlll glv.i them the ruht to l,.. Hie ipieatlon lo willing Uu del ir Onl centurvyeeri tint ere evrnlv dirlaibla ty WO are to bo olaaanl na leap jeara. according ac-cording to tlie correiteil oAh-fidir ol dalned by good Pojie Ureiror') in IVIT, and aitire ndoptoil by ev.rv ilvillaxl country enan lmla whe h ia trill at far Ixbllld In ita celenilar a II l li everyllihigelen 1- mm the moat anclrnt Unite niankiiKl dltlded the )mr Into nwine Tho llo-luuna llo-luuna luu! originally u )eir of teal muntha inate.1 1 1 f twelve Conatiiiirlie. ly Sej tember. O tuber N'ovemt- r IVi rembrr lueaulng. rmiiectivi lv .v.nl I eighth ninth an 1 tenth mmthr r i the )ear iut iu they do nuw eaupl that Dreember. the I itt month tint a I uria-iiig tlielwelflli waa the li lilli u Ita name In lieatea. Whin Hi niirtstn dltll.il Into twelve luunlha the oil iniuea wire tenoned although th inontlia wero rliutial fcrwanl III tho time uf Jullua Lunar IIkt.) waa great ronfmlon of the ralenlir The )ear waa grwlnall) all ping iimun I ti I tho winter uiontha were eotnl'ig Into auuuutr Jullua Cieaer righted Uu con fualoii to n great ettent b the Julian calendar, which ordered Hut ua .lata ahontl couatitute u )eur. while ever) fouith )e.ir almuld hare OTtl deya on I bo a leap year Hal it doee not take tke earth exauly tlili4 dare to move around in her mbit to tbo aiait whence ah atarted nn Jan 1 It reqoliea eleven lntnutea ten aecomlt laea tliAti u f onrt li of our day of twenty four hnure. Con aetpic ntly, In counting n full rjtmrter day eich)ear. the inleiiilar wat taking elevea tnlnutoa ten ne. ouda c f what belongr I to tbo neit jrar In. i little ha liter hie )earauulu half, thtia u gial Iiiili wonld iMtluedoff thoiuw )car Tak Ing thla hour fnim the day next after, I wool 1 in tune throw the ol 1 day nwaj b. hind ill ita ilatw and lnako the e rlt, uiontha come lu ruldttuiiincr The Julian calciilar waa nloptcWt II C It rnled the day and centurin till tho time or lo Uregory In 13m' Uytlut lliuu datea had gone ten fail eltyt behind it laude Clirlttiaaa coma the nil bile of Deti mbtr an l knueki i) letter and other church feativaU n I out of kelter On acimuit of lliwi church celebrnlloua there waa nn alwo hito neceaalty for corrertlng tho caleu dir We owe the correct ton therefore lo rellgioua and not civil refpiireinriita. l'clxi Uieory tuiiiiuoneil hiawUeliirr an 1 iiinlheniatiLiiiua, and after lurtt ttu 1) tho ilechled that the wrong al rcwil) dono coul I be rectified by a 1 Hint ten da) a to the dalo of the mouth. Thr Oet. 0 bee line Oct 13 anl IVuter mil Clirtatiuaa woul I once luoro cuino ut 11 right time of the year ltut there waa the evir recurrin, eleicn lnlnuteH und ten aei-onda tee lunch which ha I been reckoned ntiitu ally In the year of tho Julian cnlendo. How cmlj tho di)i bo kept from ugnlc allpilng luk After mom ck-epatuJ; and calculation tho pot, a w lao mvn duel du-el le.1 that to akip ono 1. up year rich In threo ec nturlee woul 1 bring tho re ore! about rlbht The opo there fore ordained Out no century) cur ahall bnnknp)ifei unlet! il la etunl) die ialble b) I Kl. Tea next century Ieup)eurwillioiuoin2oeal lly that tlmo prolaihly it will not null. I much dlttc rente tout I rsoually whither It La leap) ear or not. At tho tlmo tho Gregorian calrtnUi vroa luetltuted theie woe a bitter fiul bctncitiCathollel nnd I'mti Unt m I the IVoleetunt c untriee woul 1 not adopt it. hwttzeilaad and tho l.ulli i inn of Uertuaay held oat till 111") In i they ha.1 toad 1 eltieu di)i Inateail rt ti n to thrlr calenr l.i-t of ull, I'nc laud, 111 1"2, camo into the (lrii(urmi reckoning, but the ha 1 to ad 1 tu Iva dd) to her count General Waaliiui ton, bom lu 17a., waa theruforo born tut dor the old atyle calendar, which woull lnako Ihu date of hla birth teb. 10 In-itcnd In-itcnd of the i-.M Thoellrtereiiio betnevn tho civil year anllhemturil )ear haa now boon n-dnco.1 n-dnco.1 1 try tiiull. There la Hill a tllglit illiTercnie, but by the Urrgotlin reel onlug 'twill taku .".COO )iar for thie illfference to amount to ai lnmhaau day, which ull I llu tho)earU$:. II u e happen to Iki here nt that tlmo In romo of our uuiueroua tnyela, wocaj eaally llx tliluga atruljlit In tho calendar thauka to Pupo Gregory. |
