m•

o • •
(I) Bombay Almanac ... 18 14 20
(2) Madras }
(3) Combaconurn do. ... 22 2 39
(4) BenaTes do. ... 21 58 29
(5) Vakhya do. . .. 22 41 44
(6) Siddhanta do. . .. 20 46 15
J have discovered the true length to range between
20° 23' 8~ and 20° 25' 22· on the 1st January, 1883. By
adopting the mean. namely, 20° 24' 15" the maximum
amount of error will only be l ' 7", Now the difference
between the correct Ayanamsa and the various Ayanamsas
above given wil l be seen from the following :
o • •

(1) Bombay ... - 2 9 55

(2) Madras }
(3) Combaconum '.' + 1 38 24
(4) Benares ", + I 34 14
(5) Vakhya ... + 2 17 29
(6) Siddhanta ... + 0 22 0
To express the same in other words. The Ayanamsa
error as it affects the planetary positions in point of lime
in the first
• four almanacs will be found tp b'• as follows '•

BomblY Madras aDd

Planets (before ) Combaconum BenaTes
(after ) (after )
•
-'-
d., I d.,
...
hour d" I hour
16 I
hour
14
Sttn 2 5
Moo n ... 0 4 0 3 0 3
Mars ... 4 3 3 3 3 0
Mercury ... 0 \3 0 10 0 9l-
Jupiler ... 26 0 19 17 18 21
Venus ... I 9 I 0 0 23
Saturn .... 64 16 48 23 46 20
Moon's node ... 40 21 31 0 29 16