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(The Numbers Refer to the Sections.)

Independence Day, Date of, in U.S.A. 67
India, Chronologies in use in 97
India, Moslem era in 98
Indians of North America and reckonings of time 8
Indiction, Roman etc., History of, and details 22
Introductory observations to the study of chronology 1
James VI. partially takes N.S. in Scotland 88
James, Era of the Temple of 17
Jewish Calendar, Explanations upon the 58, 149
Jewish chronology, Ambiguity of 36
Jewish night watches—their hours 43
Josephus’ dates doubted now 36
Jour de la Revolution—what it is 106
Jubilee 42
Julian period—Scaliger’s invention, Bases of the 55
Julius Cæsar, Calendar of, and enactments by 19
Kalpa—meaning of this epoch 14
Kalends in Rome, Meaning of 20
Kelvin’s anno mundi—contrasted with Tait 32
Khartoum, Date of annual Nilotic rise at 8
Kings, Era of, at Rome 17
Leap year—how it comes round 26
Leap year, Mistake as to 19
Legal memory—meaning of term in English laws 71
Liberty, year of, Meaning of 105
Library, Alexandrian, Burning of 16
Louisian epochs, Statement concerning 56
LXX, (the Septuagent), Dates in, differ from others 36
Maba Yuga, the Hindoo great age 14
Masonic years—how counted 69
Merivale’s opinion on I.A.U.C. 17
Merivale’s researches into Roman (early) history 17
Metonic Cycle, References to and from 57
Middle Ages, Curious errors known in 6
Middle Ages in Western lands, Period of 48
Miller, Hugh—his views on A.M. 34
Minerva, Temple of, and annual insertion of nail 18
Mode of giving Roman dates 21
Months, calendar, Names of, and notes on 60
Months, Hebrew 41
Months, Macedonian 41
Months in French Revolution Calendar 106