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 c23.23

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First of all, we must always note the meaning of the question with reference to the *next sub-division of the broken period*: that is, in this case whether the meaning is from a particular hour on Friday to the same hour on Tuesday. This makes the meaning quite clear. From 6 a.m. on Friday to 6 a.m. on Tuesday following, there are 4 days: and the proper way to answer the question is to convert Friday and Tuesday into week-day figures 6 and 3, and to add a whole period (7) to 3 before deducting 6. Thus, 7+3=10. From 10 take 6, and we have the answer, 4 days. Some exercise is necessary in order to do even these simple week-day problems correctly.