...whose number is not divisible by four, without a remainder, to consist of three hundred and sixty-five days ; every year which is so divisible, but is not divisible by one Imndred, of three hundred and sixty-six ; every year divisible by one hundred, but not by four...

...1752, an error of as much as 11 days had thus crept into the calendar. By the present arrangement, every year whose number is not divisible by 4 without remainder, consists of 3G5 days ; every year which is so divisible, but is not by 100, consists of 366 days; every year again,...

...The years are denominated as years current (not as years elapsed) from the midnight between the 81st of December and the 1st of January immediately subsequent...which is so divisible, but is not divisible by 100, of 866 days; every year divisible by 100, but not by 400, again of 366; and every year divisible by 400...

...His law for the future regulation of the succession of the short and long years is as follows : — Every year whose number is not divisible by 4 without...so divisible, but is not divisible by 100, of 366 days ; every year divisible by 100, but not by 400, again of 365 ; and every year divisible by 400...

...consists of 365 days ; every year which is so divisible, but is not divisible by 100, of 366 days ; every year divisible by 100, but not by 400, again of 365 ; and every year divisible by 400 again of 3i,6 days. It may be conveniently remembered thus :—Every year whose number does not end with 00...