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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Meton’ic Cycle (The).
 
A cycle of nineteen years, at the end of which period the new moons fall on the same days of the year, and eclipses recur. Discovered by Meton, B.C. 432.   1
 


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