Sir John Herschel, Treatise on Astronomy , Ch. XIII , says:—
“The Julian rule made every fourth year, without exception, a bissextile. This is, in fact, an over-correction; it supposes the length of the tropical year to be 365¼
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Sir John Herschel, Treatise on Astronomy , Ch. XIII , says:—
“The Julian rule made every fourth year, without exception, a bissextile. This is, in fact, an over-correction; it supposes the length of the tropical year to be 365¼
d.