Asiatic Researches; Or, Transactions of the Society, Instituted in Bengal,: For Inquiring Into the History and Antiquities, the Arts, Sciences, and Literature, of Asia. ... Printed Verbatim from the Calcutta Edition..J. Sewell; Vernor and Hood; J. Cuthell; J. Walker; R. Lea; Lackington, Allen, and Company; Otridge and son; R. Faulder; and J. Scatcherd., 1807 |
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Página 81
... is fre- quently used when they allot only four g , hurees to the puhur ; and pukkee , or double , is always understood . 60 Pul ( correlative as above , in this fexagefimal [ 81 ] Account of the Hindustanee Horometry.
... is fre- quently used when they allot only four g , hurees to the puhur ; and pukkee , or double , is always understood . 60 Pul ( correlative as above , in this fexagefimal [ 81 ] Account of the Hindustanee Horometry.
Página 82
... puhur din , di- urnal watches ; 4 puhur rat , nocturnal watches . During the equinoctial months , there are juft 30 g , hurees in the day , and 30 alfo in the night ; each g , huree properly occupying a space , at all times , ex- actly ...
... puhur din , di- urnal watches ; 4 puhur rat , nocturnal watches . During the equinoctial months , there are juft 30 g , hurees in the day , and 30 alfo in the night ; each g , huree properly occupying a space , at all times , ex- actly ...
Página 83
... puhur nearly correfponds to 3 English hours . I fay nearly , becaufe even then the four middle watches have only 7 g , hurees , or 2 hours , 48 minutes , of ours ; while the extremes have 8 g , hurees a - piece , or 24 English minutes ...
... puhur nearly correfponds to 3 English hours . I fay nearly , becaufe even then the four middle watches have only 7 g , hurees , or 2 hours , 48 minutes , of ours ; while the extremes have 8 g , hurees a - piece , or 24 English minutes ...
Página 84
... puhur letter , to which they belong , and in the fame reiterated way ; but thefe , inftead of ranging from the meridian , like the English hours , commence with the equatorial and tropical lines alternately , as their fituations and ...
... puhur letter , to which they belong , and in the fame reiterated way ; but thefe , inftead of ranging from the meridian , like the English hours , commence with the equatorial and tropical lines alternately , as their fituations and ...
Página 85
... puhur , however , never varies ; and being upon the meridional line , it of course con- ftantly falls in with our XII . day and night . The fourth ring from the circumference fhews the g , hurees , when the day is longeft , running with ...
... puhur , however , never varies ; and being upon the meridional line , it of course con- ftantly falls in with our XII . day and night . The fourth ring from the circumference fhews the g , hurees , when the day is longeft , running with ...
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