 | Rasmus Rask - 1821 - 358 pages
...South India AC 1(538. THE CHINESE ERA. Like nil the nations of the north east of Asia, the Chinese reckon their time by cycles of 60 years, instead of numbering them as we do, they give • different name to every year in the cycle. As all those nations follow the same system, we shall... | |
 | American education society - 1833 - 406 pages
...subtract 311 years and 4 months. CHINESE CYCLE. The Chinese, like all the nations of the northeast of Asia, reckon their time by cycles of 60 years;...give a different name to every year in the cycle. They have two series of words, one of ten, and the other of twelve words; a combination of the first... | |
 | 1833 - 378 pages
...subtract 311 years and 4 months. CHINESE CYCLE. The Chinese, like all the nations of the northeast of Asia, reckon their time by cycles of 60 years ;...give a different name to every year in the cycle. They have two series of words, one of ten, and the other of twelve words ; a comhination of the first... | |
 | 1833 - 682 pages
...of the northeast of Asia, reckon their time by cycles of 00 years ; instead of numbering them as wo do, they give a different name to every year in the cycle. They have two series of words, one of ten, and the other of twelve words; a combination of the first... | |
 | 1901 - 532 pages
...years are computed by lunar mouths. The ( 'liinese reckon their time by cycles of 00 years. 1 nstcad of numbering them as we do, they give a different name to every year in the cycle. See Chronology, Calendar. Epping, a village of England in Essex (giving name to a parl. div.), 17 miles... | |
 | Frederick Converse Beach, George Edwin Rines - 1912 - 864 pages
...reckoned by solar computation. Chinese Chronology. — The Chinese, like all the nations of northeast Asia, reckon their time by cycles of 60 years. Instead...give a different name to every year in the cycle. The Chinese months are lunar, of 29 and 30 days each. Their years have ordinarily 12 months, but a... | |
 | Charles Morris - 1921 - 658 pages
.../ira, or llei'ira, commenced on July ll>, 022, and the years are computed by lunar months. The Chinese reckon their time by cycles of 60 years. Instead of...give a different name to every year in the cycle. See Chronology, Calendar. •Ermine- (ep'ing), a village of England, Japping jn Esgel> 17 mues from... | |
 | Thomas Edward Finegan - 1922 - 560 pages
...lu', i"."J and the years are computed by lunar uionths. The Chinese reckon their time by cycles of 00 years. Instead of numbering them as we do, they give a different name to rvery year in the cycle. See Chronology, Calendar. Ermine1 <<>P'ing), » village of England, **JrJri"b... | |
 | Charles Morris - 1923 - 514 pages
...Era, or Hejira, commenced on July 10, 6122, and the years are computed by lunar months. The Chinese reckon their time by cycles of 60 years. Instead of...give a different name to every year in the cycle. See Chronology, Calendar. El)l)m°" (°"'ine)' a village of England, rr 6 jn Essex, 17 miles from London,... | |
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As all those nations follow the same system, we shall detail it here more particularly. They have two series of words, one of ten, and the other of twelve words ; a combination of the first words in both orders is the name of the first year ; the next... 