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Untitled Page 29808 Boundary St., N. W. Washington D. C. Nov 23[rd?] 1885 Senator L. Stanford. 17th & [K st.?] Sir, I learn from the Newspapers, you are much interested in, and actively inclined towards "Learning" --- therefore, In the interest of Progress & Science, I venture to call your attention to the following described discovery & invention; And if it should interest you, to a desire to see the thing & have it further explained, I am at your service, please appoint a place & time I may have a talk with you on this subject. [large notation: 19] Respectfully Henry Johnson, the Author & Inventor. Discription, or A Proposed Circular Concerning Time, past, present & future. A convenient measurement of time, is still a desideratum, Nations have to day, different & conflicting modes of reckoning years & for nearly 6 thousand years has this difference prevailed; Many historic dates are puzzles, & probable will remain so in consequence of the past confusion in reckoning time. The motions of the Sun, Moon & Earth, are the primary means all enlightened natons use in the reckoning & measurement of their years, Why not adopt a plan of measurement, that will require tens of thousands of years to elapse, before an error of even one day can occur? --- the production of this 1000 Years Almanac is a successful demonstration of such a plan, and it is accomplished simply by the following rule, viz. --- here insert the Rule at proper time --- this rule is so simple, that a misunderstanding of it is not possible, this 1000 Years Calendar then, will not be over one second in error, on each year, this short & plain rule brings the Solar & Calendar years closer together than has ever been done before, as the following will plainly show. |