Note 78 — PART I (continued 2)
Reading edition
If the Hindu year were now counted from the new moon following instead of that preceding the sun’s arrival at the initial point of the Zodiac, owing to the precession of the equinoxes, the year would begin at earliest twenty-one days after the spring equinox. Since 3,000 B.C. the seasons have advanced by more than two months, as regards their position amongst the stars.