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Indian Chronology (Solar, Lunar and Planetary): A Practical Guide to the Interpretation and Verification of Tithis, Nakshatras, Horoscopes and other Indian Time-records, B.C. 1 to A.D. 2000 c23.22

Indian Chronology (Solar, Lunar and Planetary): A Practical Guide to the Interpretation and Verification of Tithis, Nakshatras, Horoscopes and other Indian Time-records, B.C. 1 to A.D. 2000 c23.22

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c23.22

To take the simplest case, how many days are there from Friday in one week to Tuesday in the next? Most people would use their fingers in such a case and answer '4' or '5' according as they began the reckoning with Friday or with Saturday. Now, such uncertainty is fatal to exact reckoning, and we should therefore follow certain rules whereby we may avoid all uncertainty.