Time
Measurement of Time
I minute.
Longitude and Time-Table
For every hour of time there is a difference of 15° in longitude. " minute " " 15' " " second " " 15" " ८८ degree of longitude " 4 minutes…
Longitude and Time-Table: Greenwich
Watches vary from two beats a second to beats registering fifths of a second. The number of complete oscillations of the pendulum of a…
Longitude and Time-Table: Rome
Rome... o 5° P.M.
Astronomical Signs
Sun.
A Key to the Calendar
An account of the various Saints' Days and Anniversaries. (Many of these Days are movable, and can be ascertained by referring to the…
A Key to the Calendar: Romans
February, according to some, derives its name from the Latin februare, signifying to expiate or purify, as the Romans had a custom of…
A Key to the Calendar: Roman
Shrove Tuesday. In Roman Catholic times it was compulsory upon the people to confess their sins, and be shriven by the priest on this day…
A Key to the Calendar: Richard
Palm Sunday. So named in memory of the triumphal entry of our Lord into Jerusalem a few days before His Passion. Branches of willow are now…
A Key to the Calendar: Easter
Easter Sunday has always been regarded as the very queen or the highest of all the Christian festivals. The mournful season of Lent is…
A Key to the Calendar: Archbishop
Low Sunday is so called because it was the custom to celebrate the Sunday next after Easter as a feast of the same kind, but somewhat lower…
A Key to the Calendar: Maius
May (Lat. Maius) was consecrated to Apollo among the Romans, and is derived from Maia, a feminine divinity worshipped at Rome, to whom…
A Key to the Calendar: Holy
The day is in commemoration of the Empress Helen finding the true cross. She undertook a journey to the Holy Land in the year 326 for the…
A Key to the Calendar: Church
Ascension Day. Holy Thursday, in commemoration of the day Christ "ascended into heaven, led captivity captive, and opened the Kingdom of…
A Key to the Calendar: Rome
June, the month of roses, has been commonly traced to Juno, worshipped at Rome as the queen of heaven. The connection is found in the fact…
A Key to the Calendar: Trinity
Trinity Sunday. On this day the Church commemorates the mystery of the Holy Trinity. It will be noticed that while the life and death of…
A Key to the Calendar: Quintilis
This month, originally named Quintilis, or fifth, derives its name from Julius Cæsar, who was born on the 12th of the month, originally…
A Key to the Calendar: Augustus
August, like July, owes its name to the Roman Cæsars, the Emperor Augustus having followed in the footsteps of his illustrious predecessor…
A Key to the Calendar: Remigius
We have tea by candlelight, and fires are frequently not only pleasant but necessary. Young men resume their studies, and home again…
A Key to the Calendar: Advent
December, although the twelfth month, retains its old Roman name of the Advent Sunday. The Christian year now commences. There are four…
Standard Time
The day the change of time in the United States went into effect was November 18, 1883. There were previous to that time 58 kinds of time…
Eastern Time
Is the local time of the 75th Meridian from Greenwich. The Meridian (like all Meridians of Longitude running from one pole to the other)…
Central Time
Is the local time of the 90th Meridian. This time prevails over similar areas of 15 degrees of longitude, and is just one hour slower than…
Mountain Time
Covers an area of 15 degrees of longitude next to the west. It is local time of the 105th Meridian, which passes through or near the city…
Western Time
Is the local time of the 120th Meridian, and covers all west of 112½ degrees of longitude, which commences in the vicinity of Salt Lake…
Western Time: Tides
These high tides are called Spring Tides, and the low ones Neap Tides. The close relation which the times of high water bear to the times…
Western Time: Heat
Summer Heat. The following figures show the extreme summer heat in the various countries of the world. Bengal and the African desert, 150…