A problem for finding the year of the Julian period by a new and very easie method

This occurs in the Journal des Scavans n°. 36. as it had been proposed and communicated by the learned Jesuit DE BILLY. viz. Multiply the solar cycle by 4845. and the lunar, by 4200. and that of the indiction, by 6916. Then divide the sum of the products by 7980. which is the Julian period: the rema...

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Published in:Philosophical transactions (Royal Society (Great Britain) : 1665) 1665-01, Vol.1 (18), p.324-324
Main Author: De Billy, Jacques
Format: Article
Language:English
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Mathematical problems
Number 18
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Summary:This occurs in the Journal des Scavans n°. 36. as it had been proposed and communicated by the learned Jesuit DE BILLY. viz. Multiply the solar cycle by 4845. and the lunar, by 4200. and that of the indiction, by 6916. Then divide the sum of the products by 7980. which is the Julian period: the remainder of the division, without having regard to the quotient, shall be the year required after.
ISSN:0370-2316
0261-0523
2053-9207
2053-9223
DOI:10.1098/rstl.1665.0122