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Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia (ed. Knight), C. (search)
made, and wages paid; it has the advantage of causing the month and the week to terminate on the same day. The Greek Church have not adopted the Gregorian innovation, as they consider it, and still use what we call O. S. (old style). The Jews have their own new year; so have the Turks; the Chinese celebrate their new year by making a dreadful din. The Russians yet adhere to the Julian style, so that in writing to Russia it is necessary to date thus, for instance, 1 2/24 March, or 25 September/7 October, or 28 December, 1872/9 January, 1873, as the case may be. The English civil year, from the 14th century till the adoption of the New Style of Gregory XIII. in 1752, commenced on Lady-day, the day of the Annunciation of the B. V. M., March 25; the halfyear was at Michaelmas, the Feast of St. Michael, September 29. Leases are yet drawn in England, occupation and rent being calculated with reference to these recurring festivals. The Old Style is still retained in the English
Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia (ed. Knight), N. (search)
The first actually published in Scotland was at Edinburgh in 1654. The Dublin News-letter, the earliest Irish paper, was established in 1685. In the United States a newspaper was attempted as early as 1690. The first number was dated September 25 of that year, but its farther issue was prevented by the colonial government, it being published contrary to law, and containing reflections of a very high nature. In 1704 the Boston News-letter, published by authority, was established by Johthe first of June. It becomes visible in Egypt about the middle of June. About the middle of August half the rise is attained, and the dikes are then cut; the rise occupies about 100 days, as stated by Herodotus. The maximum is about the 25th of September. After remaining stationary for 12 or 14 days, it commences sinking, and is within its banks again about the 10th of November. Its minimum stage is about the middle of May; the depth at Cairo is then about 6 feet. The increase of the N