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Return to the top of the calendar. The corresponding standard years are on the same horizontal line as the French Republican year. The correct standard year for the date you are converting is on the same side of the heavy black line as the month and day you found in step 2. | Return to the top of the calendar. The corresponding standard years are on the same horizontal line as the French Republican year. The correct standard year for the date you are converting is on the same side of the heavy black line as the month and day you found in step 2. | ||
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Example: 10 Vendémiaire de l’an IX | Example: 10 Vendémiaire de l’an IX | ||
#Year IX is on Calendar Three | #Year IX is on Calendar Three | ||
#On Calendar Three, find the number 10 in the left column and move across the page to the column for Vendémiaire. This box says 2 Oct. | #On Calendar Three, find the number 10 in the left column and move across the page to the column for Vendémiaire. This box says 2 Oct. | ||
#Dates on the left side of the heavy black line for the ninth year of the Republic correspond to 1800. | #Dates on the left side of the heavy black line for the ninth year of the Republic correspond to 1800. | ||
#Thus 10 Vendémiaire IX corresponds to 2 October 1800. | #Thus 10 Vendémiaire IX corresponds to 2 October 1800. | ||