 | Edwin Williams - New York (N.Y.) - 1833 - 452 pages
...observances, such as the eve of St. John, and Christmas eve. The civil day now commences at 12 o'clock at midnight, and lasts till the same hour of the following...Nautical Almanac, and it sometimes leads to mistakes with person* not familiar with this manner of computation : a little consideration , will obviate the difficulty.... | |
 | Joseph Timothy Haydn - 1841 - 586 pages
...designated on French or English clocks. The Chinese divide the day into twelve parts of two hours each. Our civil day is distinguished from the astronomical day, which begins at noon, and is the mode of reckoning used in the Nautical Almanack. At Rome, day and night were first divided in time... | |
 | George Palmer Putnam - Chronology, Historical - 1851 - 752 pages
...designated on French or English clocks. The Chinese divide the day into twelve parts of two hours each. Our civil day is distinguished from the astronomical day, which begins at noon, and is the mode of reckoning used in the Nautical Almanac. At Rome, day and night were first divided in time... | |
 | Joseph Haydn - Chronology, Historical - 1851 - 700 pages
...designated on French or English clocks. The Chinese divide the day into twelve parts of two hours each. Our civil day is distinguished from the astronomical day, which begins at noon, and is the mode of reckoning used in the Nautical Almanack. At Rome, daj' and night were first divided in... | |
 | George Palmer Putnam - 1853 - 776 pages
...designated on French or English clocks. The Chinese divide the day into twelve parts of two hours each. Our civil day is distinguished from the astronomical day, which begins at noon, and is the mode of reckoning used in the Nautical Almanac. At Rome, day and night were first divided in time... | |
 | Joseph Haydn - Chronology, Historical - 1853 - 738 pages
...designated on French or English clocks. The Chinese divide the day into twelve parts of two hours each. Our civil day is distinguished from the astronomical day, which begins at noon, aud is the mode of reckoning used in the Nautical Almanack. At Rome, day and night were first divided... | |
 | George Palmer Putnam - Chronology - 1860 - 896 pages
...designated on French or English clocks. The Chinese divide the day into twelve parts of two hours each. Our civil day is distinguished from the astronomical day, which begins at noon, and is the mode of reckoning used in the Nautical Almanac. At Rome, day and night were first divided in time... | |
 | Joseph Timothy Haydn - 1863 - 822 pages
...designated on French or English clocks. The Chinese divide the day into twelve parts of two hours each. Our civil day is distinguished from the astronomical day, which begins at noon, is divided into twenty-four hours (instead of two parts of twelve hours), and is the mode of reckoning... | |
 | Edward Balfour - India - 1871 - 1146 pages
...from the more civilized nations of antiquity. The civil day of Britain now commences at 12 o'clock at midnight, and, lasts till the same hour of the following...noon. This mode of reckoning the day, is that used iu the Nautical Almanac, and it sometimes leads to mistakes with persons not familiar with this manner... | |
 | Edward Balfour - India - 1871 - 1146 pages
...of Britain now commences at 12 o'clock at midnight, and, lasts till the same hour of the followiug night. The civil day is distinguished from the astronomical...noon. This mode of reckoning the day, is that used iu the Nautical Almanac, and it sometimes leads to mistakes witli persons not familiar with this manner... | |
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The civil day now commences at 12 o'clock at midnight, and lasts till the same hour of the following night. The civil day is distinguished from the astronomical day, which begins at noon, and is counted up to 24 hours, terminating at the succeeding noon.... 
