LETTERS FROM ITALY
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COMPARATIVE TABLE OF GERMAN AND ITALIAN TIME,
WITH THE HOURS OF THE ITALIAN SUN-DIAl. FOE THE LATTER
HALF OF SEPTEMBER.
MID-DAY.
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MIDNIGHT.
| THIS NIGHT LENGTHENS HALF AN HOUR EVERY FORTNIGHT. | THE DAY LENGTHENS HALF AN HOUR EVERT FORTNIGHT. | ||||||
| Month. | Day | Time of night as shown by German clocks. | Midnight consequently falls about | Month. | Day. | Time of night as shown by German clocks. | Midnight consequently falls about |
| August | 1 | 8½ | 3½ | February | 1 | 5½ | 6½ |
| " | 15 | 8 | 4 | " | 15 | 6 | 6 |
| September | 1 | 7½ | 4½ | March | 1 | 6½ | 5½ |
| " | 15 | 7 | 5 | " | 15 | 7 | 5 |
| October | 1 | 6½ | 5½ | April | 1 | 7½ | 4½ |
| " | 15 | 6 | 6 | " | 15 | 8 | 4 |
| November | 1 | 5½ | 6½ | May | 1 | 8½ | 8 |
| " | 15 | 5 | 7 | " | 15 | 9 | 3 |
| From this date the time remains constant, and it is:— | From this date the time remains constant, and it is:— | ||||||
| Night. | Midnight. | Night. | Midnight. | ||||
| December | 5 | 7 | June | 9 | 3 | ||
| January | July | ||||||
