relation to the Civil year, Caesar, with the assistance of Sosigines, introduced the Julian
calendar about 46 B.C. It called for the intercalation of a day on certain years. The "last year
of confusion," which preceded the introduction of this calendar, was prolonged to 445 days.
The arrangement was somewhat upset by Augustus Caesar, who insisted that his month of
August have as many days in it as that of Julius. Pope Gregory XIII finally corrected the
Julian calendar by what is known as the Gregorian rule of intercalation, which was adopted
by all Christian countries, except Russia which did not adopt it until 1918. It is: every year
divisible by 4 without a remainder is a leap year; excepting Centurial years, which are leap
years only when divisible by 4 after the omission of the two ciphers. This still leaves a gain of
a day in 3,323 years, which suggests this further addition to the rule: Excepting that a year
that is divisible by four after the omission of three ciphers is not a leap year. More exact, and
almost as simple would be the rule of a leap year every fourth year for 31 leap years -
suppressing the 32nd, which means merely the addition of 31 days every 128 years. This
approximates the system which Omar Khayyam, astronomer to Sultan Jelal Ud-Din of Persia,
devised about 1079 A.D.
Leo. The fifth Sign of the Zodiac. (v. Signs.)
Life. v. Hyleg; Apheta.
Light. (1) The imponderable agent by which objects are rendered visible to the eye; (2) an
illumination that confers mental or spiritual enlightenment.
Light, Collector of. A ponderous planet which receives the aspects of any two significators
in some of their Essential Dignities. Both must be lighter planets than the Collector itself. It
denotes a mediator who will interest himself in the affairs of both parties to bring to a
favorable issue a desired result which could not otherwise be achieved. It is a favorable
position for the reconciling of differences, quarrels, lawsuits; the bringing about of marriages
and of various agreements.
Light of time. The Sun by day; the Moon by night.
Light Planets. The Moon, Venus and Mercury, referring to their gravities and to their
consequent swiftness of motion. The nearer a body is to its gravitational centre, the more its
motion is accelerated and its gravity proportionately diminished.