10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OCTENNIAL»
Discover the use of
octennial in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
octennial and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Unreformed House of Commons
Effect of the During the agitation in 1762 for a Septennial Act, the mer- Octennial
chants, traders, and citizens of Dublin, in public meeting had adopted resolutions
in support of the bill to that end which had been transmitted to England but not ...
Spartan kings liable t0 be deposed on the appearance of a meteor at the end of
eight years, 58 sq. ; superstitions as to meteors and stars, 59-68; octennial period
of kings reign connected with the octennial cycle of the early Greek calendars, ...
James George Frazer, 2012
In the seventh century, these must have been victories at the old octennial Pythia
; but we are nowhere informed in which years these octennial celebrations
supposedly fell. The possibilities are two : that the old octennial cycle was directly
...
4
The Cambridge Modern History
Octennial Act. 493 secure the independence of the judges as in England. This
was more than his colleagues in London intended. They returned the long
desired Bill for limiting the duration of Parliament, altering it from seven to eight
years, ...
Stanley Leathes, G. W. (George Walter) Prothero, Sir Adolphus William Ward
5
The History of Rome (Books I-VIII)
These 90 days he divided into 2 months of 22 and 2 of 23 days, ([2 × 22] + [2 × 23
] = 90,) and introduced them alternately every second year for two octennial
periods: every third octennial period, however, Numa intercalated only 66 days ...
6
That Damn'd Thing Called Honour: Duelling in Ireland, 1570-1860
... Octennial Act of 1768 the Irish parliament was dissolved only on the death of
the ruling monarch. This meant that there was no general election between the
accession of George II in 1727 and his demise thirty-three years later.6 This ...
7
Revised Chronology of the Bible
The Octennial Cycle (8 year cycle) was created during the time of Cadmus (who
lived around this time). The calendar was not changed to a Metonic like cycle
until Solon. The first of the Metonic cycles had one year of 12 months and the
next of ...
8
An Historical Review of the State of Ireland: From the ...
Octennial, establislied, 388. Unconstitutionally prorogued by Lord Townsliend,
402. Unconstitutional act for trying offenders out of their counties, brought in by
Lord Townfhend, 4.12-3-4. First octennial parliament dissolved in four years, 441.
9
Ancient Crete: From Early Times Until the Roman Occupation
A thirteenth month was intercalated in three years out of every eight, giving an
octennial cycle. The evidence suggests that this octennial cycle may have
derived from Minoan Crete, where the 'priest-king's' tenure of oflice is likely to
have been ...
10
Memoirs of the Political and Private Life of James ...
The consequences, at a future day, were, highly injurious to his administration ;
but as the bill was lost at the time that the Octennial bill was gained, its rejection
for the moment was comparatively disregarded. The session for 1768 will be long
...
4 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OCTENNIAL»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
octennial is used in the context of the following news items.
Judges must be held accountable to their oath
... good job articulating his view that the irregularities surrounding this octennial retention vote will not prevent the election from being certified. «The Tennessean, Jul 14»
Celebrate Twitter's 8th Birthday By Traveling Back To See Your …
It's hard to believe that Twitter is turning 8 years old already. To celebrate their octennial existence Twitter has released a simple tool that allows ... «Marketing Land, Mar 14»
The QALLU Institution
It's to be noted that it's because of the 2012 40th Gumii Gaayoo assembly (that meets every 8 years, i.e. octennial) that Gadaa.com began its ... «Gadaa.com Oduu - News, Nov 12»
Over Sixty? You're A Sextennial! You're a New Maverick!
I think I can speak for the Sextennials, as I am actually an Octennial. I am 82 and raging forward with a number of books in the works and a ... «Huffington Post, Apr 12»
